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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

It is not for now, but it would be helpful to understand the instrument, whether that went into another holding company or, if your shareholders are providing funding, what they charge you for it.

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

The GSS regulations.

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

But there might be a perception that your shareholders charge you what might be considered a very profitable rate of return on the funding that they provide to you.

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

It is not for now, but it would be helpful to understand the instrument, whether that went into another holding company or, if your shareholders are providing funding, what they charge you for it.

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

I am not sure that is going to give a great deal of comfort to small business owners.

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

I am not sure that is going to give a great deal of comfort to small business owners.

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

If there are claims beyond the £600,000, will you entertain reimbursing companies for those losses?

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

If there are claims beyond the £600,000, will you entertain reimbursing companies for those losses?

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

But that is a fraction of the amount.

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

I am not sure they are insured. The stats are not as clear as they perhaps should be. There is an Aviva survey that says that 62% of SMEs aren’t insured. There is a YouGov survey that says that only 21% of small businesses have a plan—understandably, because this is a utility everybody depends upon to work without fail

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

But that is a fraction of the amount.

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

That goes back to my question, then. Do you think it is fair, bearing in mind that the losses seem to be up to £20 million, that you are offering £2.5 million?

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

You have got the discretion to make whatever you deem is appropriate, or the company deems appropriate.

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

I am not sure they are insured. The stats are not as clear as they perhaps should be. There is an Aviva survey that says that 62% of SMEs aren’t insured. There is a YouGov survey that says that only 21% of small businesses have a plan—understandably, because this is a utility everybody depends upon to work without fail

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

How much is—

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

Your discretion is unfettered, isn’t it? You can make any—

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

There will be businesses that think that you are hiding behind the GSS regulations. You have clearly made a determination that GSS is not sufficient, because you have added a discretionary £600,000.

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

That goes back to my question, then. Do you think it is fair, bearing in mind that the losses seem to be up to £20 million, that you are offering £2.5 million?

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

We might come back in a moment to whether that is a reasonable assumption to make. Mr Hinton, do you think it is fair? Do you think, when footfall fell by 50% in the town centre, that the compensation you are offering is adequate?

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6 Jan 2026Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588)

I appreciate that. That wasn’t my question, though. Do you think it is fair? The evidence we have got is that, potentially, 32% of businesses say their survival is threatened by what happened.

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