United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 63447
Batteries: Storage
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27 June 2025
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4 July 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of smoke emissions from Battery Energy Storage Systems fires on (a) the environment and (b) public health.
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27 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of smoke emissions from Battery Energy Storage Systems fires on (a) the environment and (b) public health.
Source: Commons
4 July 2025
Answer
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. DEFRA will consult shortly on including grid-scale BESS as an activity within environmenta...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-27/63447
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1817427
- uk · wq-1817427 · source updated 4 July 2025