Thomas Cook

Debate between Meg Hillier and Grant Shapps

Wednesday 25th September 2019 Commons Chamber

[Grant Shapps]

I certainly will. The hon. Gentleman’s question has helped to highlight the issue, and I will do my best to do the same.

[Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Lab/Co-op)]

It would be helpful if the Secretary of State set out the cost to the taxpayer of Operation Matterhorn so far and what likelihood there is, realistically, of getting money back from individual people’s travel insurance.

[Grant Shapps]

Broadly speaking, we know that the previous Monarch operation was £50 million, and this issue is probably about twice the size, so that indicates a cost of some £100 million.