A question on #Batteries #Storage tabled by Harriet Cross on 19-05-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Batteries: Storage
Question ID: 1804153
UIN: 53400
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-19
Asking Member ID: 5311
Asking Member display name: Harriet Cross
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Harriet Cross
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive plans to create a dedicated department within the Energy Division of the Hazardous Industries Directorate to take responsibility for battery energy storage system
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Date answered: 2025-05-28
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Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) deploys its resources to deliver risk based proportionate regulation of workplaces, including battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities. This approach is set out in HSE’s Regulatory approach – (Regulation of hea...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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