Question follow-through · 14943
Electric Bicycles: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy of safety standards of imported e-bikes from outside the EU and (b) implications for his policies of risks associated with non-EU lithium-ion
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 19 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 21 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 21 Nov 2024 · 2 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy of safety standards of imported e-bikes from outside the EU and (b) implications for his policies of risks associated with non-EU lithium-ion
21 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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21 Nov 2024
Answer published
UK product safety legislation requires manufacturers or importers placing products on the UK market, including e-bikes to ensure those products are safe. Those importing international products must ensure that they comply with UK product safety rules. Ear...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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