Proceeding contribution from David Winnick (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 10 December 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Benefits Uprating.
Benefits Uprating
As someone who occasionally criticises the Government, I should say to my hon. Friend that one of the most impressive achievements of the Labour Government since 1997 has been to undermine pensioner poverty substantially. We should also bear in mind the winter fuel allowance, which was introduced almost from the moment at which Labour was elected. That compares well with the disgraceful poverty that pensioners had to face year after year during the last Tory Government.
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- 502 c523
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- 2009-10
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Incapacity benefit Social security benefits State retirement pensions Tax allowances Uprating Winter fuel payment Retail prices index
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