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Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 6 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 February 2024 (named day). It was answered by Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) on Monday, 19 February 2024 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.

Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Batteries

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people have been prosecuted for selling unsafe battery-charged (a) e-bikes and (b) e-scooters in the last 12 months.

Answer

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is leading work to address risks from lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes or e-scooters including prioritising removal of any unsafe or non-compliant products from the market. For example, last month OPSS issued Withdrawal Notices to stop 20 sellers and 5 online marketplaces from selling batteries linked to serious fires. OPSS also works closely with Local Authority Trading Standards including through a co-ordinated system of product safety checks at the border.

We are not aware of any product safety prosecutions relating to these products that have been brought to date, but prosecution remains an option for any serious breaches of product safety law.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13235
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Prosecutions Batteries Electric scooters Electric bicycles
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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