HC Deb 06 November 2002 vol 392 c298W
Mr. Flight

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proposals he has to encourage easier access to professional indemnity insurance for the Financial Services Authority in response to the recent recommendations from the FSA. [79710]

Ruth Kelly

Regulatory requirements relating to professional indemnity insurance are a matter for the Financial Services Authority, which is the single statutory regulator for the UK financial services industry.

In a press statement on 29 October 2002, the FSA announced technical changes to its rulebook regarding professional indemnity insurance.

Mr. Brady

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate his Department has made of the number of higher rate tax payers resident in each parliamentary constituency in the last 12 months. [79860]

Dawn Primarolo

A reliable estimate could be provided only at disproportionate cost.