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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
DIRECT PAYMENT (25 November 2004)

Motion Details

That this House condemns the way in which the Government is introducing direct payment; observes that thousands of pensioners feel they are being coerced into having their pension or benefits paid into a bank or building society account rather than a Post Office Card Account; believes that real distress is being caused to older people by the Government's inflexible approach and that many pensioners are confused by the new system, especially the use of pin pads; regrets that the Government has been so slow to announce the details of the Exceptions Service; and recognises that many pensioners would prefer to continue to use their pension book.

Sponsored by:
Lord Willetts (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
57
83%
 
 
Independent
4
6%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
2
3%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
2
3%
 
 
Not Available
2
3%
 
 
Reform UK
1
1%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (69 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr Peter Atkinson
Con
Lord Barker of Battle
Con
Lord Blencathra
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Lord Boswell of Aynho
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
Sir Simon Burns
Con
Alistair Burt
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Con
Sir William Cash
Con
Sir Sydney Chapman
Derek Conway
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Con
Lord Deben
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Mark Field
Con
Lord Flight
Con
Mr Adrian Flook
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Con
Damian Green
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Con
Charles Hendry
Con
Lord Horam
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Con
Robert Key
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Ind
Sir Oliver Letwin
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Con
Lord McLoughlin
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Mr George Osborne
Con
Sir James Paice
Con
Lord Pickles
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Con
Dame Marion Roe
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
Con
Andrew Selous
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Mr John D. Taylor
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Con
Lord Willetts (Sponsor)
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton

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