Proceeding contribution from Angus Brendan MacNeil (Scottish National Party) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 5 December 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Benefits Uprating.
Benefits Uprating
Fuel poverty is the big issue for pensioners. In Stornoway, diesel costs £1.19 a litre. How does the Minister propose to help pensioners in rural and island communities who must pay more tax on fuel than people anywhere else in the United Kingdom and thus, probably, in the world? Ironically, pensioners incur those costs when they collect their pensions, and when they go shopping. On large islands such as Lewis and Uist, 50-mile return journeys are not unknown. Just what can the Minister do?
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- 468 c850-1
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- 2007-08
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Council tax benefits Children Housing benefit Jobseeker's allowance Income support Pension credit Pensioners Workplace pensions Pension rights Overseas residence Social security benefits State retirement pensions Young people Telephone services Uprating Pension Service
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