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Proceeding contribution from Rob Marris (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 23 April 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Finance Bill.

Finance Bill

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Contrary to the perceptions of some individuals, the Government’s support for pensioners over the past 10 years has consisted of a mixture of means-tested benefits such as pension credit, and non-means-tested benefits such as winter fuel allowances and free television licences for the over-75s, which I hope will be provided for the over-65s. We also restored free eye tests—another non-means-tested benefit. To focus help on the poorest pensioners, which the Government have tried to do, we must—surprise, surprise—have some means of determining who the poorest pensioners are.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
459 c694-5 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Crime Agriculture Aviation Business Corporation tax Climate change Buildings Bureaucracy Capital allowances Fraud Housing Education Environment Investment Income tax Energy Electricity generation Economic situation Floods Inflation Pensions Olympic Games Passengers Petrol Partnerships Pension funds Small businesses Regional planning and development Tax allowances Tax avoidance Taxation Research Tax rates and bands Rural areas Off-payroll working
Legislation
Finance Bill 2006-07
Link
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