§ 21. Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will introduce legislation to provide for the funding by his Department of low-cost insurance schemes in high-crime areas.
§ Mr. Giles ShawNo; but, as indicated in the Government's reply (Cmnd 9457) to the report of the home affairs committee on compensation and support for victims of crime, we are pursuing the possibility of local authorities arranging block insurance to cover household contents.