Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ron Brown (Labour), on Tuesday, 25 June 1991, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 66 members in total.
PENSIONERS' CHARTER
That this House welcomes the charter produced by the Scottish Old-Age Pensioners Association; agrees that the basic state retirement pension should be calculated on the basis of 75 per cent. of adult male earnings for a couple and 50 per cent. for a single person, uprated at six monthly intervals; calls for the appointment of a specific Cabinet Minister for the elderly; supports the abolition of standing charges in respect of gas and electricity; believes that free travel should be granted to all pensioners using public transport; and urges the release of extra resources to provide more suitable housing for the elderly, as well as to reverse cuts in the National Health Service and the social services.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 1040
- Session
- 1990-91
- Subjects
- Pensioners State retirement pensions Scottish Old Age Pensions Association
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