questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to use secondary legislation under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 to mandate independent third-party certification of e-bike and e-scooter batteries before they can be sold in the UK.
answerText: Battery safety is covered by the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 which require all consumer products sold in the UK to be safe. Batteries are also subject to traceability requirements. Through our recent product safety framework consultations, we ...
heading: Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Batteries