Equitable Life (Payments) Bill

John Bercow Excerpts

Tuesday 14th September 2010 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hoban]

Before Opposition Members get excited—[Interruption.]

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Let the Minister develop the point. He will give way when he is ready. There is much competition on that front.

[Mr Hoban]

Before Opposition Members get to their feet, they should think about what happened over the past decade. The bill for the taxpayer would have been much less if rather than waiting till now, the matter had been resolved under the last Government. They had 10 years to resolve it. Nothing happened until the present Government took power.