Equitable Life

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 10:59 am on 27 January 2009.

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Photo of Mark Hunter Mark Hunter Shadow Transport Minister; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader, Shadow Minister (Transport) 10:59, 27 January 2009

Is my hon. Friend as struck as I am by the contrast between the Government's approach on this issue and the swiftness of their decision to bail out the bankers in their hour of need? They acted with great urgency to assist the banking industry, while many hundreds of hard-working families who have investments in, or are policy holders with, Equitable Life feel that they are being asked to wait an extraordinary length of time for what is simply natural justice.