Question follow-through · 17584
Housing: Insurance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the merits of introducing a law to compel property owners to have adequate insurance for damage caused by their trees, especially in the context of more frequent storms and extreme weather
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
9 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the merits of introducing a law to compel property owners to have adequate insurance for damage caused by their trees, especially in the context of more frequent storms and extreme weather
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jul 2026
Answer published
The government has no plans to introduce a legal requirement for property owners to hold insurance against damage caused by trees on their land. Property owners are responsible for managing trees on their land and may be liable for damage caused where neg...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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