Question follow-through · 12481

Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the compensation provided to Equitable Life investors via the Equitable Life payment scheme.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
4 Nov 2024
Target answer date
6 Nov 2024
Answer
8 Nov 2024 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the compensation provided to Equitable Life investors via the Equitable Life payment scheme.

  2. 6 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Equitable Life Payment Scheme has been fully wound down and closed since 2016 and there are no plans to reopen any decisions relating to the Payment Scheme or review the £1.5 billion funding allocation previously made to it. Further guidance on the st...

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