Written Question·Treasury·UIN 22219

Small Businesses: Insurance

Tabled: 6 January 2025
Answered: 9 January 2025

Question

Anna Sabine

Liberal DemocratFrome and East Somerset

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of putting a cap on insurance costs for small businesses.

Answer

Tulip Siddiq
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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