§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much in total his Department will pay in insurance during the current financial year; and if he will publish a functional breakdown of the total amount.
§ Mr. WhitelawIn accordance with long-established Government policy, Departments do not take out commercial insurance unless there is a statutory or contractual obligation to do so. For this reason expenditure on insurance by the Home Department is negligible.