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Government Response On Insurance Costs

EDM number 1309 in 2002-03, proposed by Brian Cotter on 03/06/2003.

That this House notes that the findings of the report published on 3rd June by the Department of Work and Pensions and the Office of Fair Trading into liability insurance; considers that the Department of Work and Pensions report lacks firm recommendations and necessary urgency; notes that a number of useful points are contained in the Office of Fair Trading report, but regrets that the Government has not come forward with firm action in relation to insurance premium tax on employers' liability compulsory insurance fixed notice periods where premiums are to be raised or cover is to be withdrawn, the introduction of measures to limit the scope of employers' liability compulsory cover and the establishment of a stronger link between risk and cost; further notes with concern the Government's plans to increase the insurance burden on business by using employers' liability compulsory insurance to recover the National Health Service costs for work place injuries; draws the Government's attention to the findings of the report carried out by Davis Langdon Consultancy on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry, which revealed that premiums within the construction industry have already risen by as much as 500 per cent.; and calls upon the Government to take immediate action and not delay matters to a further report in the Autumn.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Brian Cotter03/06/2003Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratProposed
Vincent Cable03/06/2003TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Russell04/06/2003ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Adrian Sanders04/06/2003TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes04/06/2003ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
John Lyons04/06/2003Strathkelvin & BearsdenLabourSigned
Paul Marsden04/06/2003Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George04/06/2003St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock04/06/2003Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
John Pugh05/06/2003SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Tyler05/06/2003North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Barnes09/06/2003North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Simon Thomas09/06/2003CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Peter Bottomley09/06/2003Worthing WestConservativeSigned
John Barrett09/06/2003Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Keetch09/06/2003HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
David Rendel09/06/2003NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell10/06/2003Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Patsy Calton11/06/2003CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey19/06/2003North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Menzies Campbell19/06/2003Fife North EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Moore20/06/2003Tweeddale, Ettrick & LauderdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Jones23/06/2003CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Jenny Tonge30/06/2003Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Lembit 03/07/2003MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
David Heath14/07/2003Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Pete Wishart08/09/2003North TaysideScottish National PartySigned

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