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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Winston Churchill (Conservative), on Tuesday, 18 March 1997, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 247 members in total.

STATE RETIREMENT PENSIONS 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 TO PEOPLE RESIDENT ABROAD (680A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Jeremy Corbyn (primary, Labour) and tabled on Wednesday, 19 March 1997. It has been signed by 2 members in total.
at end add `but notes that only one member of the Committee, the honourable Member for Islington North, supported uprating of the pensions in all countries; and notes that the last time the House voted on the matter only 10 per cent. of those supporting uprating actually bothered to vote for it.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
680 
680A1 
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Pensions
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk