Flooding: Defence

Lord Harrison Excerpts
Tuesday 29th March 2011

(13 years, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Henley Portrait Lord Henley
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My Lords, obviously insurance is a very difficult matter and we are discussing it with the Association of British Insurers. However, the Government should be wary of trying to interfere in the market because there are those who take a sensible attitude and insure themselves. There is no point in the Government offering guarantees to those who do not insure themselves. We will discuss these matters with the ABI and others as appropriate, but I do not think we should start interfering in the market itself.

Lord Harrison Portrait Lord Harrison
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Will the Government review the Pitt report on flooding and update it? Can the Minister report on the town of Tewkesbury, where I know many people were not rehoused for some 12 months after the terrible flooding that afflicted them?