Written questions

Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Fires

Commons · Question 9791 · Tabled 17 Oct 2024 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 24 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Charlotte Nichols

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of fires that have been caused by the batteries of (a) e-scooters and (b) e-bikes in the last 12 months.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 24 Oct 2024

The Home Office collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs), with this data including the cause of the fire and the source of ignition. This data is published in a variety of publications, available here: Fire statistics - GOV.U...