Asked by: David Burton-Sampson (Labour - Southend West and Leigh)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support families in Southend West and Leigh constituency in summer 2026.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with HM Treasury)
We are committed to helping families. We’ve expanded free breakfast clubs across England and eligibility for free school meals, raised the National Living Wage and reversed the two-child limit, lifting children out of poverty.
We are going even further with Great British Summer Savings, providing free bus travel across England for 5–15-year-olds in August and slashing VAT on family activities, meaning families can enjoy a reduced rate on children’s meals in restaurants after a day on the beach in Southend West and Leigh constituency.
Asked by: David Burton-Sampson (Labour - Southend West and Leigh)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the insurance industry on potential changes to liability insurance premiums for businesses due to the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functions and associations.
Answered by Emma Reynolds - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Treasury Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a wide variety of organisations, including insurers, on an ongoing basis.
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.
However, the Government is committed to ensuring that insurers treat all customers fairly and insurance companies are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) rules.
The FCA is the independent body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. The FCA requires firms to ensure their products offer fair value. The FCA monitors firms to make sure they provide products that are fair value, and, where necessary, it will take action.