E-scooters and E-bikes: Battery Fires Debate
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Lord Harris of Haringey
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E-scooters and E-bikes: Battery Fires
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Lord Offord of Garvel (Con)
The consultation has started and will be published imminently. The findings will be made available. Generally, it is not the Government’s position to ban all dangerous items. Some modes of transport are more dangerous than others, but you choose your own mode of transport. Certainly, when it comes to affecting the public and increasing danger, that is exactly why the law prohibits these vehicles other than in a legal trial. With three departments working on this, I can safely say that the Government are alive to these issues.
Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab)
My Lords, the Minister will recognise that lithium-ion batteries are used in a variety of products and not just e-scooters. What steps are the UK Government taking to ensure that we have sufficient supplies of lithium-ion, and are those supply chains from sources that do not involve modern slavery?
Lord Offord of Garvel (Con)
That is a very far-reaching question. I will be delighted to write to the noble Lord on it.