Written Question·Treasury·UIN 75505

Home Insurance: Travellers

Tabled: 5 September 2025
Answered: 11 September 2025

Question

Mary Kelly Foy

LabourCity of Durham

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that Gypsies and Travellers are able to access homes and contents insurance without discrimination.

Answer

Lucy Rigby
Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of the relevant risks. This is usually informed by the insurer’s claims experience and other industry-wide statistics. The government does not usuall...

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