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Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 April 2026

Debate

Sustainable Farming Incentive: Flood Prevention and Drought Resilience

Contribution

I know the challenges around Flood Re and insurance that the noble Earl is referring to. The issue we have with the kind of outbuildings the noble Earl describes is that they are registered as businesses in the insurance field. As I am sure he is aware, businesses are not eligible for Flood Re. There are complications around including businesses in Flood Re, and I do not think that the Government are likely to change their position on that. Having said that, we need to consider how we look long-term at flood insurance for businesses so that it will be possible to insure them in these cases in the future.

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