After Clause 2 - Prohibition on passing remediation costs on to leaseholders and tenants

Fire Safety Bill – in the House of Commons at 5:36 pm on 24 February 2021.

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  • Division number 233
    A majority of MPs voted not to require the owner or manager of a building containing two or more sets of domestic premises to: provide information about its external walls to the local fire service; inspect individual flat entrance doors annually; inspect lifts monthly and report faults to the local fire service; and share evacuation and fire safety instructions with residents of the building.

Motion made, and Question put, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 2.—(Kit Malthouse.)

Division number 233 Fire Safety Bill — Duties of Owner or Manager

A majority of MPs voted not to require the owner or manager of a building containing two or more sets of domestic premises to: provide information about its external walls to the local fire service; inspect individual flat entrance doors annually; inspect lifts monthly and report faults to the local fire service; and share evacuation and fire safety instructions with residents of the building.

Aye: 344 MPs

No: 226 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Tellers

No: A-Z by last name

Tellers

Absent: 76 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

The House divided: Ayes 345, Noes 226.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Lords amendment 2 disagreed to.

The list of Members currently certified as eligible for a proxy vote, and of the Members nominated as their proxy, is published at the end of today's debates.

Lords amendment 3 disagreed to.