Worsfold's Wisdom: A glimmer of light in the Equitable Life tunnel

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A glimmer of light at last at the end of the Equitable Life tunnel Tuesday evening saw yet another debate on Equitable Life in the House of Commons.

It was on a motion tabled by the Conservative front bench: That this House notes that the Ombudsman published her report on Equitable Life in July 2008, that the Government did not make its response until January 2009, and that its rejection of some of her findings was successfully challenged in the High Court; believes that the delays caused by the Government since the publication of the Ombudsman's report have led to further and unnecessary hardship for Equitable Life's policyholders and have done further damage to the UK's savings culture; and calls on the Government to set a clear ti...

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