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date	20/01/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of home insurers have (i) met and (ii) failed to meet their quotas to issue insurance policies to properties in high flood-risk areas in the last two years; and on how many occasions the Financial Conduct Authority has taken action against insurers who failed to meet those quotas.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	61077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>Since the Scheme’s launch in April 2016, over 45 insurers are now offering Flood Re backed policies, representing over 90% of the market. Between April and September 2016, the Flood Re Scheme has provided backing to 53,000 policies.</p><p> </p><p>We have no powers to force insurers to make use of Flood Re. These powers, in the Water Act 2014, relate to the flood obligation. Given that Flood Re is operating well, Ministers currently have no intention to use these powers.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 30/01/2017 12:31:49 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

519149

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which flood insurance providers have joined the Flood Re re-insurance scheme; and what proportion of the domestic flood insurance market is now able to access the Flood Re scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	37204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>Participating insurers represent around 80% of the domestic insurance market. Flood Re maintain a list of participating insurers which can be accessed via their website here at: <a href="http://www.floodre.co.uk/homeowner/find-an-insurer/" target="_blank">http://www.floodre.co.uk/homeowner/find-an-insurer/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/05/2016 11:12:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

442301

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make and publish an assessment of the availability of flood insurance for small businesses in areas of high flood risk.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	20726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>We have recently published a report that considers the availability of flood insurance for small businesses in areas of high flood risk. The report is available at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=19227&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Status=3&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=FD2688&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description" target="_blank">http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=19227&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Status=3&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=FD2688&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/01/2016 16:05:15 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

155881

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2014 to Question 213979, what steps she has taken to gather evidence to inform her Department's monitoring of the insurance market; and whether there will be an opportunity for (a) hon. Members, (b) small businesses and (c) members of the public to inform her Department's work in this area.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	214805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>Evidence on the availability of flood insurance has been provided and considered by Defra at various stages, including during the passage of the Water Act 2014 through Parliament and following the Downing Street Floods summit on 18 February.</p><p>I met representatives of small businesses in June to listen to their concerns and to provide an outline of our plans for market monitoring. Findings of the Defra research contract will be published next year. I intend to have another meeting when this work is completed.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 20/11/2014 13:53:10 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

147494

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to assess the affordability of flood insurance for small businesses in flood hit areas following the expiry of the Statement of Principles between the Government and the Association of British Insurers.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	213979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>We are currently undertaking monitoring of the insurance market for both households and small businesses. This will look at the availability of insurance, and the experience of small businesses in obtaining insurance cover in high flood risk areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/11/2014 12:52:07 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

147495

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the annual salary of the Chief Executive of the Flood Re scheme will be; how that salary was determined; and from what budget funding for that salary will be drawn.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	214055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The salary of the CEO of the Flood Re Scheme is a matter for the Directors of Flood Re who undertook the recruitment, and the Association of British Insurers whose members are currently funding the project set up costs including staff costs. It was determined by reference to current market rates for a reinsurance company. The salary will in future be funded from the Flood Re income and be disclosed in its annual report and accounts, which will be laid before Parliament as a public document.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/11/2014 13:05:30 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson