Indeed. The former workers of ASW and their families are grateful to my hon. Friend for championing their interests so well. It is a scandalous case and one of the worst examples of how the pensions market can collapse. The abuses that followed affected some workers who had spent all their adult working lives with the company, in some cases leaving them with absolutely nothing. At least we have taken an important step along the road. The fivefold increase in available funding will mean that even more of my hon. Friend’s constituents will benefit, but I accept that some have been left high and dry by the collapse.
Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Hain
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 15 June 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill (HL).
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