A question on #Batteries #Storage tabled by Nick Timothy on 24-03-2025 has been answered by Dame Diana Johnson.

Heading: Batteries: Storage
Question ID: 1787846
UIN: 40798
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-24
Asking Member ID: 5062
Asking Member display name: Nick Timothy
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Nick Timothy
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency plans are emergency services required to provide in the event of a fire at a battery energy storage systems site.
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Date answered: 2025-03-31
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 1533
Answering Member display name: Dame Diana Johnson
Answering Member handle: DianaJohnsonMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @DianaJohnsonMP
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Answer text: It is the responsibility of fire and rescue authorities to ensure that firefighters receive the appropriate equipment and training they need to safely respond to the wide range of incidents which they attend.The National Fire Chiefs Council also provide g...
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Answering body ID: 1
Answering body name: Home Office
Tweeted: true