Asked by: Duncan Baker (Conservative - North Norfolk)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with car insurance regulators on helping ensure that rises in car insurance premiums do not disproportionately impact elderly drivers.
Answered by Guy Opperman
The Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules.
Department for Transport officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry and discuss issues as they arise. However, it is the responsibility of individual motor insurers to set their premiums and the terms and conditions of their policies, and the Government does not intervene or seek to control the market.
Asked by: Duncan Baker (Conservative - North Norfolk)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage rail travel in the next 12 months.
Answered by Wendy Morton - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The pandemic is changing travel habits, and we are starting to see some substantial changes in passenger demand for rail travel.
We are working with the rail industry to develop a number of recovery initiatives, focused on restoring passenger confidence and encouraging passengers to choose rail. Further announcements will be made in due course.