Batteries: Lithium

(asked on 29th November 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with local authority trading standards departments on the safety of lithium-ion batteries in (a) e-bikes and (b) e-scooters.


Answered by
Kevin Hollinrake Portrait
Kevin Hollinrake
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
This question was answered on 6th December 2023

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is part of the Department for Business and Trade and Ministers are actively engaged on this important safety issue. Just last month I wrote to major online food delivery businesses to highlight the Fire England guidance on safe charging of e-bikes and e-scooters. OPSS is part of cross Government activities to understand the root cause of fires related to Lithium-ion batteries so they, in conjunction with local authority enforcement teams, can take the action necessary to help ensure safety.

OPSS works closely with Local Authority Trading Standards on this and other product safety issues, including through a co-ordinated system of product safety checks at the border. Details of safety alerts and recalls of unsafe and non-compliant products are published on gov.uk. OPSS has published details of ten separate product recalls and nine other enforcement actions relating to unsafe or non-compliant e-bikes or e-scooters since March last year.

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