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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
PENSIONERS' AND LOW INCOMES (25 November 2004)

Motion Details

That this House is concerned that the percentage of pensioners experiencing persistent low income has risen from 17 per cent. in 1994-1997 to 18 per cent. in 1998-2001; notes that many of the poorest pensioners do not claim the pension credit to which they are entitled; and calls on the Government to increase the basic state pension by earnings not prices to tackle the problem of persistent pensioner poverty and reverse the spread of means-testing.

Sponsored by:
Lord Willetts (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
52
80%
 
 
Independent
5
8%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
3
5%
 
 
Not Available
2
3%
 
 
Reform UK
1
2%
 
 
Labour
1
2%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (65 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
Derek Conway
Lab
Lord Davies of Stamford
Con
Lord Deben
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Con
Sir Alan 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
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Con
Charles Hendry
Con
Lord Horam
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Con
Robert Key
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Ind
Sir Oliver Letwin
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
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

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