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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Sep 2019
Sheep Farming: No-deal EU Exit

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Jul 2019
Degraded Chalk Stream Environments

"It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. and learned Member for North East Hertfordshire (Sir Oliver Heald). I congratulate the hon. Member for Broxbourne (Mr Walker) on his speech, to which I listened increasingly intently as I sat on the Front Bench earlier. As someone who grew up …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Jul 2019
Degraded Chalk Stream Environments

"The right hon. Lady is being very generous in giving way yet again. I would just add that so much of our culture has been steeped in this green and pleasant land, as it is oft described, but it is becoming increasingly parched. There is one point I want to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 May 2019
Environment and Climate Change

"I have requested a climate change debate a couple of times in the past couple of months, so I am delighted that we are having this one today.

I was delighted to attend the session with Greta Thunberg a week ago. Many of us who were there will recall that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Apr 2019
Packaging: Extended Producer Responsibility

"My hon. Friend is making important points on this critical subject. I, too, want to pay tribute to the BBC natural history unit, which is based in Bristol, for its extraordinary work. Back in 2007, it highlighted this problem in the Midway Islands in the Pacific, where we saw the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"10. What recent assessment his Department has made of the economic effect of rural crime on farmers. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Two weeks ago, I was due to meet the National Farmers Union and farmers from my local community. Unfortunately, on the day, one of the farmers could not attend because the previous night 19 ewes had been slaughtered in his fields. I understand that across Warwickshire we lost 27 ewes, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Following on from that question, rural crime is a major issue, particularly in the villages around Warwick and Leamington. Across the whole of Warwickshire it is costing about £650,000 to clear up fly-tipping, but wider crime is also an issue. What does the Minister recommend I should be saying to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 May 2018
Transport Emissions: Urban Areas

"Does the Secretary of State agree that rather than pursuing HS2, a greater priority would be the introduction of regional public transport schemes to electrify our rail lines, and to encourage the introduction of hydrogen and electric buses in our towns and cities?..."
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Written Question
Floods: Insurance
Monday 23rd April 2018

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has been made of the equity of the cost to consumers of Flood Re insurance cover.

Answered by Baroness Coffey

The premiums charged by Flood Re to insurers are capped based on council tax bands. This is in order to target support to low income households and address the issue of affordability of flood insurance. Prices start at £213 per policy, per annum in council tax bands A and B for a combined (buildings and contents) policy, rising to £1,218 for a band H home. During Flood Re’s first 18 months of operation, there has been a fairly even split between council tax bands A to E for the 140,000 policies backed during this time. The exact distribution is set out below.

Council tax band

% Split between council tax bands

A

16%

B

19%

C

22%

D

18%

E

12%

F

7%

G

5%

H

1%