Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the environmental impacts of fluorinated compounds arising from battery manufacture, use and recycling.

The Environment Agency regulates battery manufacturing and recycling in England under the environmental permitting regime. It is developing guidance on managing PFAS emissions from permitted installations, including large-scale battery facilities, and reviewing evidence on the presence and environmental risks of PFAS and chemicals linked to battery technologies and waste management.