Written Question·The Senior Deputy Speaker·UIN HL1580
House of Lords: Fire Prevention
Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Question
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what and where was the source of the fire that required parliamentary business to be suspended and the House of Lords to be evacuated on 2 July.
Answer
The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. The evacuation was a pre-planned fire evacuation exercise. The drill had been approved by the relevant senior stakeholders, including the Lord Speaker, t...
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