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Fire Prevention

Commons · Question 38810 · Tabled 17 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 25 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to (a) develop and (b) adopt UK-specific fire safety regulations for battery energy storage systems.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 25 Mar 2025

The Government agrees with the need to have robust measures in place to manage the risks associated with facilities that use large numbers of lithium-ion batteries. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulates grid-scale lithium-ion batteries within a ...