Written question asked by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Monday, 9 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 February 2026. It was answered by Samantha Dixon (Labour) on Monday, 16 February 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Fire and Rescue Services: Databases

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 108300, when the rollout of the Fire and Rescue Data Analysis Platform (FaRDAP) will be completed; and from what date Fire and Rescue Services will be required to record whether fires involve lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles.

Answer: The Fire and Rescue Data Platform (FaRDaP) Version 1 was successfully rolled out to 48 Fire and Rescue Services in England, Scotland and Wales by 14 November 2025. At present, Fire and Rescue Services are not required to record whether fires involve lithium-ion batteries or electric vehicles in national incident data, and no date has been set for when such recording will become mandatory. However, work is underway on FaRDaP Version 2 to update the data collected, including the development of categories to capture incidents involving lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles (including e-bikes and e-scooters).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 111868
Session: 2024-26
Related items: Electric Vehicles: Fires
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
Written questions
House of Commons; Fire and Rescue Services: Databases
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Databases Fire and rescue services Fires Electric vehicles Lithium-ion batteries
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk