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Lithium-ion Batteries: Explosions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on the impact of lithium-ion battery explosions.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
8 Nov 2024
Target answer date
13 Nov 2024
Answer
20 Nov 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on the impact of lithium-ion battery explosions.

  2. 13 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    I have discussed the risks that incorrect disposal of waste batteries can have at a senior level with the Environment Agency, including in the context of fires at waste sites.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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