PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
FREE TELEVISION LICENCES FOR PENSIONERS (28 April 2019)
Motion Details
That this House recognises that there are two million pensioners living in poverty; further recognises that the level of pensioner poverty is rising; notes that free television licences for pensioners can help to combat loneliness and provide a window to the world; acknowledges the need to support some of the most vulnerable people in society; regrets the calls to abolish free television licences for the over-75s; and calls on the Government to provide all pensioners with free television licences.
Sponsored by:
Mr Jim Cunningham (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
27
59%
Scottish National Party
10
22%
Democratic Unionist Party
3
7%
Independent
3
7%
Liberal Democrat
2
4%
Non-affiliated
1
2%
Sponsor List (46 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
SNP
Hannah Bardell
SNP
Deidre Brock
SNP
Alan Brown
Lab
Liam Byrne
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
LD
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
SNP
Douglas Chapman
Lab
Lord Coaker
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham (Sponsor)
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Maria Eagle
Liverpool Garston
Lab
Paul Farrelly
Lab
Hugh Gaffney
Lab
Ruth George
SNP
Stephen Gethins
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
DUP
Paul Girvan
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
Kate Green
Lab
Emma Hardy
Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
SNP
Drew Hendry
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Mike Hill
Baroness Hoey
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
South Shields
SNP
David Linden
Lab
Ian C. Lucas
Ind
Conor McGinn
Lab
Stephen Morgan
Portsmouth South
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
SNP
Brendan O'Hara
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Lab
Faisal Rashid
Lab
Emma Reynolds
Wycombe
DUP
Gavin Robinson
Belfast East
Lab
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Laura Smith
SNP
Chris Stephens
LD
Jamie Stone
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
SNP
Alison Thewliss
Lab
Matt Western
Warwick and Leamington
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