Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations he has received from charitable residential care homes on difficulties they have experienced whilst insuring their voluntary trustees for public liability in the event of a communicable disease, such as covid-19.

We are aware that the adult social care insurance market is changing in response to the pandemic and recognise that some care providers may encounter difficulties as their policies come up for renewal. We have heard from a small number of charities working in the care sector about challenges with insurance and possible implications for their trustees. We continue to work closely with insurance representatives and care providers to better understand the breadth and severity of such issues, and whether there is any action the Government should take.