Question follow-through · 40798
Batteries: Storage
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency plans are emergency services required to provide in the event of a fire at a battery energy storage systems site.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 31 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency plans are emergency services required to provide in the event of a fire at a battery energy storage systems site.
26 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Mar 2025
Answer published
It is the responsibility of fire and rescue authorities to ensure that firefighters receive the appropriate equipment and training they need to safely respond to the wide range of incidents which they attend.The National Fire Chiefs Council also provide g...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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