§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to his answer of 24 June 2003,Official Report, column 710W, on insurance premiums, what steps his Department is taking to alleviate the effects of increases in business insurance premiums in Northern Ireland in the last three years. [125793]
§ Mr. PearsonAt national level Government are taking forward the recommendations of the review of Employers' Liability Insurance and my officials are closely involved in that work.
I have met recently with key stakeholders from NI industry and the local insurance industry. The Health and Safety Executive (NI) and Invest NI are providing practical support and advice to improve the insurability of NI businesses. Furthermore, I plan to meet shortly with a number of representatives from the GB insurance industry to discuss ways of increasing their engagement with the NI market.