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,...