Alison Thewliss, whose constituency is home to the Glasgow School
of Art, has today urged the Prime Minister to intervene on behalf
of residents and businesses affected by the fire at the Art
School who have been unable to claim insurance.
Nearly two weeks on since the fire, the GSA and O2 ABC buildings
remain unsafe with a cordon still in place around the affected
site. Many local residents and businesses have been unable to
return to their properties, leaving them significantly out of
pocket.
Some residents and businesses have found that their insurance
companies will not provide support as the nearby buildings caught
in the cordon have not been directly damaged by the fire.
Today at PMQs, urged the Prime
Minister to do all that she can to urge insurers to support those
affected.
Commenting, said:
“This is a very difficult and frustrating time for residents and
businesses affected by the fire. People have been displaced from
their homes for nearly two weeks with little by way of support
from their insurance companies.
“Through no fault of their own, residents are having to pay for
alternative accommodation and have no access to their belongings.
Some have even indicated that it would have been easier if their
homes had been damaged because then they would have a clear
entitlement to payment.
“It’s time for insurance companies to step up and provide the
support that my constituents deserve.”
