Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to introduce a national e-bike safety kitemark scheme to distinguish (a) legally compliant and (b) fire-tested products.

Under existing product safety legislation, all consumer products must be safe when they are placed on the UK market. For e-bikes, this includes carrying UKCA (or CE) marking to demonstrate the manufacturer has undertaken all relevant assessments to assure safety in normal use. It is an offence for such products to be supplied without this necessary marking.

Many industry-led voluntary schemes like kitemarks and trusted trader initiatives can help consumers identify reputable products. The kitemark is a registered quality certification mark of the British Standards Institution and is owned and operated by them.