Question follow-through · 126894

Electric Vehicles: Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of electric vehicle batteries were (a) reused, (b) recycled and (c) disposed of via landfill or incineration in the UK in the most recent 12-month period for which data

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
16 Apr 2026
Answer
16 Apr 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Environment and energy

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of electric vehicle batteries were (a) reused, (b) recycled and (c) disposed of via landfill or incineration in the UK in the most recent 12-month period for which data

  2. 16 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Defra does not currently collect this data. Current statutory reporting requirements for waste batteries do not distinguish between reuse and recycling, or between different types of industrial battery, which includes electric vehicle batteries. It is aga...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Batteries and Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support her Department provides to councils to help resume small waste electrical and electronic equipment and battery recycling services.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

24 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support her Department provides is providing to Norfolk councils to help resume small waste electrical and electronic equipment and battery recycling services halted as a result o

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12919, what support her Department is providing to tier two local authorities in Norfolk to help resume small waste electrical and el