§ Mr. CohenTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what estimates he has of the increases in insurance premiums for home(a) buildings and (b) contents policies in each of the last five years, and in the current year; what are those figures deflated by the retail prices index; and what estimates he has of the number of householders or occupiers who do not have (i) buildings and (ii) contents insurance.
§ Mr. Neil HamiltonThe Department does not collect data on premium levels. The individual components of the retail prices index relating to buildings and contents insurance are not published separately. The latest family expenditure survey figures indicate that 24.1 per cent. of households are not holders of household contents insurance policies and 37.9 per cent. are not holders of building insurance polices.