PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
STATE RETIREMENT PENSIONS PAYABLE TO PEOPLE RESIDENT ABROAD (28 February 1997)
Motion Details
That this House welcomes the Third Report of the Social Security Committee into the Uprating of State Retirement Pensions Payable to People Resident Abroad (HC 143 of Session 1996-97) and strongly supports its concluding recommendation: That there should be a free vote at prime time to allow honourable Members to express their opinion on the principle of whether the Government should pay upratings to some or all of those pensioners living in countries where upratings are not paid at present.
Sponsored by:
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (Democratic Unionist Party)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
137
57%
Conservative
54
22%
Liberal Democrat
19
8%
Independent
5
2%
Democratic Unionist Party
4
2%
Plaid Cymru
4
2%
Crossbench
4
2%
Ulster Unionist Party
4
2%
Non-affiliated
3
1%
Scottish National Party
3
1%
Not Available
3
1%
The Independent Group for Change
1
0%
Workers Party of Britain
1
0%
Sponsor List (242 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Nick Ainger
Con
Richard Alexander
Con
Rupert Allason
XB
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lab
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Con
David Ashby
Con
Jack Aspinwall
Con
Mr David Atkinson
Lab
John Austin
DUP
Lord Bannside
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
John Battle
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
LD
Lord Beith
Con
Mr Vivian Bendall
Lab
Mr Tony Benn
Lab
Mr Joe Benton
Lab
Mr Gerry Bermingham
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Lord Bilston
Lab
Lord Boateng
Con
Sir Richard Body
Con
Sir Andrew Bowden
Lab
Roland Boyes
Con
Sir Rhodes Boyson
Lab
Lord Bradley
Lab
Dr Jeremy Bray
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Lab
Richard Burden
Ind
Mr Stephen Byers
Lab
Mr Richard Caborn
Lab
James Callaghan
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Ind
Dennis Canavan
Lab
Mr Jamie Cann
XB
Lord Carlile of Berriew
Con
Sir William Cash
Con
Paul Channon
LD
Lord Chidgey
Con
Winston Churchill
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Lab
Harry Cohen
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Frank Cook
Lab
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
Con
Lord Cormack
Lab
Baroness Corston
Lab
Jim Cousins
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
PC
Cynog Dafis
Lab
Lord Davies of Oldham
Lab
Lord Davies of Stamford
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Con
Mr Stephen Day
Lab
Lord Dixon
Lab
Mr Brian H. Donohoe
Lab
Jim Dowd
Con
Mr Bob Dunn
Lab
Jimmy Dunnachie
Lab
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody
Con
Sir Anthony Durant
XB
Lord Dykes
Lab
Ken Eastham
Lab
Lord Evans of Parkside
SNP
Mrs Margaret Ewing
Lab
Andrew Faulds
Con
Dame Peggy Fenner
Lab
Mark Fisher
UUP
Clifford Forsythe
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Con
Lord Framlingham
Lab
John Fraser
Con
Sir Peter Fry
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
Lab
Mr Sam Galbraith
WPB
George Galloway
IGC
Mike Gapes
Lab
Lord Gilbert
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
Mildred Gordon
Con
Mrs Teresa Gorman
Sir John Gorst
Mr Tommy Graham
Lab
Bernie Grant
Con
Sir Anthony Grant
Con
Harry Greenway
Con
Mr John Greenway
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Lab
Lord Hain
Lab
Mr Mike Hall
Con
Sir John Hannam
Lab
Lord Hanson of Flint
Lab
Peter Hardy
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Warren Hawksley
Lab
Mr Doug Henderson
Lab
Mr John Heppell
Lab
Keith Hill
Con
Sir James Hill
Lab
Mr David Hinchliffe
Baroness Hoey
Lab
Mr John Home Robertson
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Con
Sir Ralph Howell
Lab
Mr Kevin Hughes
Con
Robert Hughes
Lab
Roy Hughes
LD
Simon Hughes
Con
Sir John Hunt
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Glenda Jackson
Lab
Helen Jackson
Lab
Lord Janner of Braunstone
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Con
Toby Jessel
LD
Sir Russell Johnston
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lord Jones
Lab
Lynne Jones
PC
Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Lab
Baroness Jowell
Lab
Alan Keen
LD
Mr Charles Kennedy
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
LD
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
Con
Sir David Knox
Con
Sir Ivan Lawrence
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Lab
Baroness Lestor of Eccles
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Lab
Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Eddie Loyden
LD
Liz Lynne
Lab
Andrew Mackinlay
Lab
Mr Denis MacShane
LD
Baroness Maddock
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
Lab
Alice Mahon
Con
Lady Olga Maitland
Con
Paul Marland
Lab
Mr David Marshall
Lab
Mr Eric Martlew
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Lab
Lord McAvoy
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (Sponsor)
Lab
William McKelvey
Lab
Gordon McMaster
Con
Sir Patrick McNair-Wilson
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr John McWilliam
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
LD
Mrs Ray Michie
Lab
Mr Alan Milburn
Lab
Austin Mitchell
XB
Lord Molyneaux of Killead
Lord Moonie
Lab
Mr Elliot Morley
Lab
Lord Morris of Manchester
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Lord Murphy of Torfaen
Lab
Sir Bill O'Brien
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
Lab
Mr Bill Olner
Con
James Pawsey
Con
Mrs Elizabeth Peacock
Lab
Lord Pendry
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
Lab
Sir Raymond Powell
Con
William Powell
Lab
Bridget Prentice
Lab
Baroness Quin
Con
Tim Rathbone
LD
Mr David Rendel
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
DUP
Mr Peter Robinson
Lab
Mr Allan Rogers
Lab
Lord Rooker
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
UUP
Mr William Ross
SNP
Alex Salmond
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
Con
Sir Richard Shepherd
Lab
Peter Shore
Lab
Alan Simpson
Con
Sir Roger Sims
Con
Sir Trevor Skeet
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Lord Snape
Con
Sir Keith Speed
Con
Sir James Spicer
Lord Steel of Aikwood
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
Mr George Stevenson
Lab
Lord Stratford
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Con
Sir Teddy Taylor
Lab
Lord Temple-Morris
Lab
Jack Thompson
Con
Sir Malcolm Thornton
LD
Peter Thurnham
Lab
Paddy Tipping
Con
Lord Trimble
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Keith Vaz
UUP
Sir Cecil Walker
Lab
Sir Harold Walker
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Lab
Joan Walley
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Lord Watson of Invergowrie
SNP
Mr Andrew Welsh
PC
Lord Wigley
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Lab
Dr Alan Williams
Lab
Mr Alan Williams
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
Con
Mark Wolfson
Lab
Tony Worthington
Lab
Mr Jimmy Wray
Lab
Dr Tony Wright
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