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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Liz Lynne (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 5 December 1996, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 45 members in total.

CONDUCT OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY AND WAR PENSIONS

That this House believes that the decision not to outline the specific changes to war pensions at the time of the Budget is an insult to Parliament and to the freedoms which war veterans secured for this nation; and believes that if the Chief Secretary to the Treasury was responsible for covering up the full extent of the cuts he should resign; notes with grave concern that the proposed package of cuts in war pensions will stop 10,000 people a year whose hearing has deteriorated following military service receiving a higher disability pension and to stop the issue of reminders to people to return their claim or seek an increase in entitlement; and believes that such a package is clearly not a measure merely to 'simplify policy and procedures' as claimed in a Budget press release, but instead a cynical attempt to cut social security expenditure at the expense of war veterans and widows who have made immense sacrifices for this nation.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

CONDUCT OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY AND WAR PENSIONS (319A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Fergus Montgomery (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Monday, 16 December 1996. It has been signed by 3 members in total.
delete from `House to end and add `notes that details of all the measures, to simplify war pensions were sent out on Budget Day to all members of the Central Advisory Committee on War Pensions, including the Labour and Liberal representatives on that committee, Alan Meale MP and Lord Mackie, neither of whom expressed any concerns nor thought it necessary to attend the meeting of the Central Advisory Council to discuss these matters on Thursday 5 December; and notes that in a press release on Friday 6 December the British Legion said, "there is nothing induly confrontational in the paper to cause concern among the ex-service organisations at this stage."

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
319 
319A1 
Session
1996-97
Subjects
War pensions
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk