Equitable Life (Payments) Bill

Part of Apprenticeships and Skills (Public Procurement Contracts) – in the House of Commons at 5:10 pm on 14 September 2010.

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Photo of Andrew Love Andrew Love Labour, Edmonton 5:10, 14 September 2010

If I were Brian Pomeroy or a member of the independent commission listening to today's debate I would be confused, especially by the Minister's contribution, because he is trying to support both the ombudsman's report in principle and major parts of Chadwick's report. What is absolutely clear from the debate so far is that the response from Front-Bench Members to all questions about what the compensation pot will be is that the needs of taxpayers must be taken into account. Does that not fundamentally contradict what they were saying before the election?