Written Question·Home Office·UIN 10992

Ministers: Private Property

Tabled: 24 October 2024
Answered: 1 November 2024

Question

John Glen

ConservativeSalisbury

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether theft of a Minister’s personal possessions while on official business is covered by Departmental insurance.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Government departments do not generally purchase commercial insurance cover except in the most exceptional circumstances.Instead, each government department, in accordance with Treasury guidance, carries its own risk and meets any valid liabilities arisin...

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