Extracted 22/7/2008
Hansard -
Floods: Hull
Mrs. Villiers: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2008, Official Report, columns 140-1W, on floods: Hull, what Bellwin payments were made to recipients in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) Hull as a result of the 2007 floods, broken down by recipient; [218666]
John Healey: The following authorities received payments under the Bellwin Scheme operated by the Department for Communities and Local Government as a result of the 2007 floods:
Gloucestershire
Cotswold district council was paid £87,432 on 18 February 2008. Cheltenham borough council was paid £48,361,000 on 9 April 2008 and £20,638 on 10 July 2008. Gloucester city council was paid £114,000 on 20 December 2007, £46,995,000 on 26 February 2008 and £28,366 on 12 March 2008. Gloucestershire county council was paid £1,100,000 on 18 December 2007, £1,454,384 on 26 March 2008 and £253,260 on 9 April 2008. Gloucestershire Police Authority was paid £955,420 on 8 February 2008. Stroud district council was paid £8,673 on 25 February 2008. Tewkesbury borough council was paid £351,073 on 12 March 2008.
Hull
Humberside Fire and Rescue was paid £167,935 on 24 December 2007. Kingston Upon Hull city council was paid £1,800,693 on 18 February 2008 and £297,124 on 7 May .
Floods: Insurance
Mrs. Villiers: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent discussions she has had with insurers on areas adversely affected by the 2007 floods. [218668]
John Healey: As Minister for Flood Recovery, I have met the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and representatives of their members on a number of occasions since last summer's floods. Most recently, on 18 June, I addressed the ABI's conference "2007 Floods: One Year On".