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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (Democratic Unionist Party), on Friday, 28 February 1997, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 242 members in total.

STATE RETIREMENT PENSIONS PAYABLE TO PEOPLE RESIDENT ABROAD

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.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

STATE RETIREMENT PENSIONS PAYABLE TO PEOPLE RESIDENT ABROAD (599A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Jeremy Corbyn (primary, Labour) and tabled on Wednesday, 5 March 1997. It has been signed by 3 members in total.
leave out from '1996-7)' to end and add 'and calls for the state pension to be paid to all eligible people wherever they live at the same rate.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
599 
599A1 
Session
1996-97
Subjects
State retirement pensions
Link
View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk