HC Deb 19 November 1998 vol 319 c866W
Mr. Kidney

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he last met the representatives of the mortgage protection insurance industry to discuss products to meet the needs of people to protect their homes; and with what results. [60717]

Angela Eagle

The Government are working in partnership with lenders and insurers to encourage greater provision outside the orbit of government to provide increased security for all home owners. As part of that ongoing process, Ministers from this Department and the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions met representatives of the lending and insurance industries on 20 October, to discuss the industries' proposals for better protection for home owners, in particular the development of a new, standard mortgage payment insurance product.