Question follow-through · 97293
Buildings: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to (a) prevent and (b) reduce the risk of building fires caused by batteries from (i) ebikes and (ii) escooters.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 4 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 9 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Communities and local government
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Recorded timeline
4 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to (a) prevent and (b) reduce the risk of building fires caused by batteries from (i) ebikes and (ii) escooters.
9 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is working closely with representatives and officials from across Government to build an evidence base, share intelligence and develop mitigations to tackle the fire risks linked to lithiu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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