§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the impact since October 1995 of private insurance protection in reducing mortgage arrears and re-possessions of owner-occupier housing; and if he will make a statement. [55291]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThis Department has made no such assessment. However, DETR and DSS Ministers will be meeting the Council of Mortgage Lenders and the Association of British Insurers later this month to discuss their proposals to improve the cover and take-up of Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance.