Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour), on Wednesday, 10 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 40 members in total.

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BASIC STATE PENSION AND THE LINK WITH EARNINGS

That this House notes that the weekly basic state pension will rise to ??97.65 in April 2010; recognises that if the link between pensions and earnings had not been broken in 1980 the basic state pension would now be ??158.60; further notes that this is below the official poverty level of 60 per cent. or less of the average UK household income, estimated at ??165 a week in 2009; believes that the basic state pension should be increased to this level so that no pensioner lives in poverty; and further believes that pensioner income in excess of that level should be taxed as part of a progressive taxation system.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1069 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Diane Abbott

John McDonnell

Kelvin Hopkins

Jeremy Corbyn

David Drew

Subjects

Pensioners Pay Poverty State retirement pensions

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk