Proceeding contribution from Mike Weir (Scottish National Party) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 16 January 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Pensions Bill.
Pensions Bill
Although the restoration of the link is welcome, how does the Secretary of State respond to the National Pensioners Convention, which argues that the link has not been restored to its previous level? Previously, the Secretary of State had the option of making a link to either earnings or prices—whichever were more beneficial—but the pension is being linked now only to earnings. Why not return to the previous position?
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 455 c661
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- 2006-07
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Child benefit Carers Age Costs Women Employment Eligibility Expenditure Divorce Grandparents Index linking Pension credit Personal savings Low incomes Pay Workplace pensions Poverty Pensions Payments Personal pensions National insurance contributions Part-time employment Means-tested benefits Older workers Married people Low pay Lone parents Overseas residence Social security benefits State retirement pensions Reform Retirement Uprating Life expectancy Labour market Personal Accounts Delivery Authority State second pension
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- Pensions Bill 2006-07
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