Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01441 · Session 4

Flood insurance problems.

Closed Submitted 8 Jul 2012 Environment & Energy
Signatures
0
33 online signatures with a country
Comments
0
Considered
10 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to represent Scottish interests in the current discussions between Defra and the UK insurance industry.

What the petitioner did first

I raised the issues with Michael Russell MSP and Richard Lochhead MSP because they know me from meetings I have had with them on a confidential face to face / one to one basis in the past where I have helped them to understand flood insurance issues. Michael Russell promised to forward the matter to Mr Stewart Stevenson, MSP, but I have not heard from him. I have also raised it with SPICE who I have assisted in the past but have had no response.
I have raised concerns with the “National” Flood Forum of England and Wales and also with the Scottish Flood Forum.
I have written three papers on the subject which have been published on the web site of the Chartered Insurance Institute. They are all open access.
Published April 2012. “Flood Plain Speaking.” Chartered Insurance Institute web site. Available at http://www.knowledge.cii.co.uk/resource/flood-plain-speaking
Published May 2012. “CII Thinkpiece 73: Is it Possible to Have Sustainable Flood Insurance without Sustainable Flood Risk Management?” Chartered Insurance Institute, London. Available at http://www.knowledge.cii.co.uk/resource/cii-thinkpiece-73-it-possible-have-sustainable-flood-insurance-without-sustainable-flood-ri
Published June 2012. “Climate Change and Insurance Adaptation.” Pp39-47, CII Report on Future Risks Related to Climate Change and Energy Security. Chartered Insurance Institute, London. Available at
http://www.cii.co.uk/knowledge/policy-and-public-affairs/articles/future-risk-climate-change-and-energy-security-global-challenges-and-implications/19188

I have been invited to join the discussions with Defra and HM Treasury but the Scottish Government is not represented. These discussions could lead to a UK wide agreement with the insurance industry which will have adverse consequences for millions of Scottish citizens. I simply feel I have a duty to warn that the outcome of the Defra and HMT discussions is likely to be very much against the interests of Scotland.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 2 Oct 2012
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 8 Jan 2013
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 5 Mar 2013
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  4. 16 Apr 2013
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  5. 1 May 2013
    Meeting of the Parliament
    Business Motions
    1 mention
  6. 7 May 2013
    Meeting of the Parliament
    Flood Insurance Problems
    3 mentions
  7. 25 Jun 2013
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  8. 17 Sep 2013
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  9. 10 Oct 2013
    Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee
    Draft Budget Scrutiny 2014-15
    1 mention
  10. 30 Oct 2013
    Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee
    Petition
    1 mention

Signatures by country

33 online signatures
  1. Scotland23 69.7%
  2. United Kingdom9 27.3%
  3. Wales1 3%

Comments

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