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...