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 DemocratSt 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 Dixon
The 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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