House of Lords: Fire Prevention
2026-07-01 · The Senior Deputy Speaker · HL1580 · Official question
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...