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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative). It was answered on Thursday, 6 March 2014 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Flooding (Support for Businesses)

Question

Does my right hon. Friend share my concern that small businesses will be excluded from the Flood Re insurance scheme, and that that will have an impact on their future reinsurance and excess premiums?

Answer

The Flood Re scheme is there to help some of the hardest-to-insure areas, but most business insurance is already priced to risk, unlike household insurance, in which cross-subsidies apply. However, I will certainly look again at the point my hon. Friend has raised.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
576 c1034 
Session
2013-14
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Business Floods
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk