Extract from the second reading debate (Commons) of the Prisons and Courts Bill - March 20

Tuesday, 21 March 2017 07:54

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con):...I am concerned that offenders’ innocent family members are being unfairly and wrongly penalised by insurance companies either withdrawing insurance cover or making it prohibitively expensive. In some cases, this is happening while the offender is in prison, and it is hard to see how there could be an additional risk to the insurer with regard to the family home in such cases. The Ministry of Justice needs to make its views about this issue...Request free trial