Business of the House

Marcus Jones Excerpts

Thursday 25th July 2019 Commons Chamber

[Mr Rees-Mogg]

You and I know perfectly well, Mr Speaker, that this constitution of ours, this precious vessel of our constitution, is bound by conventions, and it is overwhelmingly important that all those conventions are followed and obeyed. Such conventions are about how this House operates, how the other place operates, and how the Executive operates, and they have grown up over time from our history and understanding of how we should be governed. It is risky to break one convention, because that leads to other conventions being taken less seriously.

[Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con)]

I welcome my hon. Friend to his new position. Private building inspectors are a vital part of the construction industry, but through no fault of their own many now have a massive issue with renewing their professional indemnity insurance. Will the Government make a statement to confirm what they can do to support the reform of that important insurance?

[Mr Rees-Mogg]

I am well aware of that important issue and I will pass it on to the relevant Minister.