Batteries: Lithium
Commons · Question 27659 · Tabled 30 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of fire regulations on Lithium Ion battery storage in the (a) commercial and (b) domestic sector.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 7 Feb 2025
There is a robust framework governing the fire safety of lithium-ion battery storage. The Health and Safety Executive regulates commercial batteries within a framework which requires industry to act at all stages of the battery’s deployment to ensure safe...