Mr Hunter spoke during Business Questions in the House of Commons and asked the Leader of the House Harriet Harman for a debate in Government time on the Government's proposals. Mr Hunter raised the issue after a new report was published by the Public Administration Committee, one of the House of Commons Select Committees of MPs. The report said that the Government's response of a limited compensation scheme for Equitable Life policy holders was "inadequate as a remedy for injustice".
Mr Hunter has raised the issue in the House of Commons before on behalf of many constituents who lost money in the Equitable Life scandal. These policy holders are now seeking compensation from the Government because, according to an independent inquiry by the Parliamentary Ombudsman, various government departments were guilty of the maladministration which was a factor in the near collapse of Equitable Life.
"I've got hundreds of constituents who have already had to wait an inordinate amount of time to get any kind of response from the Government. The fact that they now have to wait even longer, wondering if they are going to get their money back, just isn't acceptable and I will continue to press the Government to review their compensation scheme so that all policy holders get a fair deal."
