Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jack Thompson (Labour), on Tuesday, 13 March 1990, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 46 members in total.

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Poll Tax and Youth Training

That this House is deeply concerned that YTS trainees, 17 years old and over, will receive a miserly ??35 from which those over 18 years will have to pay at least 20 per cent. of the poll tax; agrees with the Rathbone Society that many YTS trainees with special needs, some of whom have forfeited disability benefits to gain a place on YTS, will be affected most; notes that while a young person's 18th birthday should be a time of celebration, many will suffer a drop in personal living standards; and further calls upon the Government urgently to correct this unfair arrangement by increasing payment to over 18 YTS trainees to compensate for poll tax payments.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

712 

Session

1989-90

Subjects

Community charge Pay Youth training scheme Rathbone Society

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk