Clause 47 - Flood insurance

Part of Water Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 12:15 pm on 12 December 2013.

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Photo of Dan Rogerson Dan Rogerson The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 12:15, 12 December 2013

Any appropriate Select Committee could seek to interrogate the NAO about any information that is put into the public domain through its investigations. The Public Accounts Committee has a role here, but as a great advocate for the EFRA Committee, I am sure that the hon. Gentleman feels that it might find an opportunity to consider some issues, too. We have written to the Public Accounts Committee and the EFRA and Treasury Committees to information them of the approach. They are able to inquire into these issues, should they feel it appropriate. There will be multiple opportunities to consider scrutiny as we move forward, for example, in terms of the operation of the scheme in this way and, as the hon. Gentleman has teased out of me, in secondary legislation on the future of the levy.

Subsection (6) provides for regulation-making powers, allowing for council tax information to be shared with Flood Re and the insurance industry.