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Flats: Fire Prevention

Commons · Question 45350 · Tabled 8 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March to Question 37889 on High Rise Flats: Insulation, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increased insurance premiu

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 28 Apr 2025

We do not hold information on insurance premiums for buildings under 11 metres in height. However, insurers should offer affordable premiums in line with risk, where life safety fire risk is generally proportional to the height of buildings. The departmen...