United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL1580
House of Lords: Fire Prevention
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2 July 2026
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14 July 2026 · Answer
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14 July 2026
Summary
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.
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2 July 2026
Written 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.
Source: Lords
14 July 2026
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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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-02/HL1580
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1923827
- uk · wq-1923827 · source updated 14 July 2026