Proceeding contribution from Lord Hain (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 15 June 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill (HL).
Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill [Lords]
Dream on. The pensioners of Wales will benefit from this pioneering Bill—probably one of the first such Bills in the world—and I am setting the context for this very important initiative. [Interruption.] The hon. Lady finds it embarrassing to have to listen to the incredible record of success of our Labour Government in protecting our senior citizens and lifting millions out of poverty. She does not like to recognise that, bearing mind the miserable record that she was part of under the Conservative Government. Against that backdrop, however, in the way that I have been describing it patiently and carefully—
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- 447 c925
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- 2005-06
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Complaints Access Devolved matters Age Cross border cooperation Equality Finance Functions Pensioners Powers of entry Protection Powers Public appointments Poverty Pensions Public bodies Older people National Assembly for Wales Staff Wales Research Commissioner for Older People in Wales
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- Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill (HL) 2005-06
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