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Agricultural Machinery: Fire Prevention

Commons · Question 93264 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 1 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is considering regulatory steps to encourage the fitting of fire suppression systems to agricultural equipment, such as combine harvesters.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 1 Dec 2025

The Government is not considering regulatory steps to encourage fitting fire suppression systems to agricultural equipment. This is because existing requirements under The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 set out that machinery must be design...