§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Solicitor-General what the cost of buildings insurance to her Department was(a) before and (b) after 11 September 2001. [66939]
§ The Solicitor-General[holding answer 8 July 2002]The Departments for which the Attorney-General is responsible follow the Government's general policy on insurance, set out in Government Accounting, Chapter 30, paragraph 30.2.5, which notes that Government do not need to purchase insurance to protect the viability of its business, and should consider insurance only where the value of claims met would exceed the cost of insurance premiums.
None of the Law Officers' Departments has entered into commercial insurance contracts in relation to buildings they occupy.