Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 16022
Lithium-ion Batteries: Fires
Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Question
Mohammad Yasin
Labour — Bedford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government what progress has been made in updating the national Incident Recording System to capture data on lithium-ion battery fires, including whether the battery involved was an e-bike o
Answer
Samantha DixonThere is currently no set date for Fire and Rescue Services to record whether fires involve lithium-ion batteries or electric vehicles. However, development work is ongoing to enable the collection of these data points, with the intention that this capabi...
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