Equitable Life Report (Government Response) debate

During a debate on the Parliamentary Ombudsman's Equitable Life Report, David Burrowes calls on the Government to explain its reasons for the Government's rejection of the report's recommendations.

Mr. David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (Con): This country may be known for fair play, but are not the Government increasingly known for rejecting ombudsman’s recommendations? They have form on that. The court said there should be cogent reasons, but those have not been presented. All that we have is the back of a fag packet, without even an assessment of the impact of the hardship test.

Daniel Kawczynski: I totally agree with my hon. Friend. Time is pressing, and I want to end with a direct appeal to the Minister. This is not a party political issue. The Minister has seen how his hon. Friends feel. I will give him a list of Members of Parliament who have joined the all-party group. Many of them are Labour Members. I urge the Minister to do all he can to speed things up.