United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 77318
Batteries: Storage
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15 September 2025
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17 October 2025 · Answer
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17 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to make (a) local fire services and (b) the Environment Agency statutory consultees for battery energy storage sites.
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15 September 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to make (a) local fire services and (b) the Environment Agency statutory consultees for battery energy storage sites.
Source: Commons
17 October 2025
Answer
This government takes fire safety extremely seriously. In GB, fires at battery sites are rare and are mitigated by a regulatory framework overseen by the Health and Safety Executive. The latest available 5-year annual average fire incidence rate for GB ba...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-15/77318
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1835233
- uk · wq-1835233 · source updated 17 October 2025