Written questions

Floods: Insurance

Commons · Question 86826 · Tabled 30 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 4 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the cost of insurance premiums for homes at high risk of flooding in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d)

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 4 Nov 2025

Flood Re is a joint Government and industry flood reinsurance scheme established specifically to help UK households at high risk of flooding to access affordable insurance through their insurance provider. In 2024/25, Flood Re provided cover for over 346,...