§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will bring before Parliament in the near future legislation to deal on a national basis with the insurance of property against the risks of bombardment from the air, or what are the Government's intentions in regard to that matter?
§ Captain WallaceI would refer the hon. and learned Member to the reply which I gave on Monday to my hon. Friend the Member for Chester (Sir C. Cayzer).
§ Mr. W. R. Duckworthasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that the absence of any State insurance scheme against war risks is having a detrimental effect, not merely on property values, but also in the transaction of a large volume of business appertaining to property, such as buying and selling and the raising of mortgages; and whether, with the object of stimulating public confidence, he can now make any statement as to the intentions of the Government on this matter?
§ Captain WallaceI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer which I gave on Monday to my hon. Friend the Member for Chester (Sir C. Cayzer).