§ Mr. Oakesasked the President of the Board of Trade how many policyholders had their motor insurance policies cancelled by the failure of Fire, Auto and Marine Insurance Company Limited in 1966, London and Cheshire Insurance Company Limited in January 1967, and London and Midland Insurance Company Limited on 18th January, 1967.
§ Mr. DarlingI regret that precise figures are not available. I understand, however, that the numbers of policies involved are approximately as follows:
Fire Auto and Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. 260,000 London & Cheshire Insurance Co. Ltd. 100,000 London & Midland Insurance Co. Ltd. 50,000 These figures include a number of policyholders who were insured successively by more than one of the companies.