A reassurance on insurance costs for Truro Cathedral

I was delighted to be able to get a reassurance from the Church Commissioner about the current situation surrounding the affordability of insurance for Truro Cathedral, which so many of my constituents have worked hard to raise funds for.  The extract below is from Hansard:

'Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

What steps the Church Commissioners are taking to ensure that cathedrals are able to access insurance.[97364]

Tony Baldry:

The Church Commissioners are aware of the increasing demands that cathedrals are making on their insurance policies, especially as a consequence of metal theft. The majority of cathedrals are insured by Ecclesiastical Insurance and so far no Cathedral has ever been refused any insurance claim by Ecclesiastical, which is working extremely hard with all cathedrals to assist in reducing the problem of metal theft.

Sarah Newton:

I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for that answer, because there has been alarming coverage in the press of cathedrals being unable to insure themselves. People in my constituency work very hard to raise the necessary funds to support Truro cathedral and its vital work in the community, so will my hon. Friend keep ensuring that cathedrals can afford insurance?

Tony Baldry:

My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this issue. Cathedrals have not been immune from thefts within and without and only recently a silver cross was stolen from the Lady chapel in Manchester cathedral. Each time this happens, it puts up the costs of insurance in all cathedrals, including the much-loved Truro cathedral in my hon. Friend’s constituency. That is why we have to bear down on metal theft.'