Battery energy storage systems (BESS)
This briefing covers battery energy storage systems (BESS), concerns about their safety and barriers to their deployment.

A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 9.30am on 9 July on the role of neighbourhood plans in planning decisions. The debate will be opened by Dr Luke Evans MP.
The Library will produce briefing ahead of this debate, and this page will be updated when it is published.
This briefing covers battery energy storage systems (BESS), concerns about their safety and barriers to their deployment.
A briefing on the devolution plans in the government's white paper of December 2024, Power and Partnership: foundations for growth
A debate on support for rural businesses will take place in Westminster Hall on 18 June 2025 at 2:30pm. The Library will publish briefing materials ahead of the debate.