Backbench Debate on Equitable Life
House of Commons 11 February 2016
(3 hours)

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Motion:

Motion: “That this House congratulates the Government on providing a scheme to compensate victims of the Equitable Life scandal; welcomes the Government's acceptance of the Parliamentary Ombudsman's findings in full; notes that the Parliamentary Ombudsman recommended that policyholders should be put back in the position they would have been in had maladministration not occurred; further notes that most victims have only received partial compensation compared to the confirmed losses; and that the compensation scheme is now closed to new applicants; calls on the Government to ensure that the entire existing budget allocated for compensation to date is paid to applicants to the scheme and make a further commitment to provide full compensation for relative losses to all victims of this scandal.”

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