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Batteries: Storage

Commons · Question 85522 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 4 Nov 2025

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Asked by Charlotte Cane

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 83177 on Batteries: Storage, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Planning Practice Guidance in ensuring that batter

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 4 Nov 2025

The Government engages regularly with the National Fire Chiefs Council, representatives of local authorities and other key stakeholders to gather feedback on the effectiveness of the safety framework for grid-scale batteries, including the Planning Practi...