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

LabourBedford

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 Dixon
There 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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