Before Clause 117 - Remediation of certain defects

Part of Building Safety Bill – in the House of Commons at 3:15 pm on 20 April 2022.

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Photo of Peter Bottomley Peter Bottomley Father of the House of Commons 3:15, 20 April 2022

May I suggest that it would be a good idea if the Government had a roundtable with the insurers about what informal provision they are making in case there are successful actions, and about whether they would like voluntarily to contribute, say, £4 billion to £5 billion? No residential leaseholder would then carry the cost, and the insurance company would know that it would not be chased with legal claims that were likely to succeed.