Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles publication T0194 – Covered car parks - fire safety guidance for electric vehicles, published in July 2023, what recent steps has her Department taken to mitigate fire risks from electric vehicles in underground car parks.

The safety of electric vehicles (EVs) is very important to Government and is reviewed regularly. The Department continues to engage with international research relating to EV fire safety. Data suggests that EV fires are no more likely to occur than fires in combustion vehicles. The ‘Covered car parks - fire safety guidance for electric vehicles’ provides car park operators with practical mitigations to prevent the occurrence and spread of EV fires.