On 20th April 2021, the House of Lords debated Commons Reasons and Amendments to the Fire Safety Bill. Votes were held on further amendments to the bill, in which Bishops took part:
Division 1:
The Bishop of Coventry, the Bishop of Leeds, the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Salisbury, the Bishop of Southwark, the Bishop of St Albans, the Bishop of Worcester, and the Archbishop of Canterbury took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by the Bishop of St Albans:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans moved, as an amendment to Motion A, at end to insert “but do propose Amendment 4J in lieu—
After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—
“Prohibition on passing remediation costs on to leaseholders and tenants pending operation of a statutory scheme
(1) The owner of a building may not pass the costs of any remedial work attributable to the provisions of this Act on to leaseholders or tenants of that building.
(2) This section has effect only until a statutory scheme is in operation which ensures that leaseholders and tenants of dwellings do not have to pay for remedial work attributable to the provisions of this Act.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a leaseholder who is also the owner or part owner of the freehold of the building.””
The amendment was agreed. Content: 322 / Not Content: 236
The Bishop of Coventry, the Bishop of Leeds, the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Salisbury, the Bishop of Southwark, the Bishop of St Albans, the Bishop of Worcester, and the Archbishop of Canterbury voted Content.
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