Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 127100
Retail Trade: Fire Prevention
Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026
Question
Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat — St Albans
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will review the adequacy of fire risk assessment requirements for retail premises which stock (a) vapes and (b) other small electricals containing lithium-ion batteries.
Answer
Samantha DixonThe Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 places a range of legal duties on Responsible Persons (the person in control of a premises which can include building owners, landlords and employers), chief among which is the need to undertake a fire risk a...
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