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That this House condemns the Government's naming of its so-called National Living Wage, while welcoming this de facto increase of the minimum wage; notes that this living wage aims to be based on a percentage of median income, rather than need; considers this an invidious attempt to devalue the term...

Primary sponsor
Chris Law (Scottish National Party)
Type
Early day motions
Date
21 July 2015
Reference
365
House
House of Commons

That this House notes the recent report by Which? magazine outlining the ongoing problems being faced by people dependent on income from their savings; further notes that numerous financial institututions continue to have accounts, often known as zombie accounts, offering 0.1 per cent interest, meaning that people with on average...

Primary sponsor
Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party)
Type
Early day motions
Date
4 June 2014
Reference
31
House
House of Commons

That this House is appalled that Britain's poorest households will be the biggest losers from the Coalition's austerity programme; notes that the influential Institute for Fiscal Studies reports that incomes for the poorest tenth of the population will drop by 4.5 per cent over the next four years while the...

Primary sponsor
George Galloway (Respect Party)
Type
Early day motions
Date
5 June 2013
Reference
194
House
House of Commons

That this House notes the findings of the Equality Trust that societies with smaller income differences between rich and poor have fewer health and social problems, such as teenage births, violence, mental illness and drug abuse; further notes that such societies have higher levels of trust between citizens and more...

Primary sponsor
Caroline Lucas (Green Party)
Type
Early day motions
Date
4 May 2011
Reference
1775
House
House of Commons

That this House notes with concern the effect of increasing energy costs on people on low and fixed incomes; believes that efforts need to be made to ensure that people on lower incomes are enabled to manage their household budgets; and calls on the Government to review how energy support...

Primary sponsor
John Hemming (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Early day motions
Date
18 February 2008
Reference
935
House
House of Commons

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many millionaires in the United Kingdom had a nil tax contribution in 2000-01.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 May 2002
Reference
54844; 385 c185W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the reports on (a) take-up of income-related benefits and (b) households below average income in 1999-2000 can be accessed through his Department's website; and if he will take steps to clarify the procedure to be followed by users of...

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 November 2001
Reference
13725; 375 c708W
House
House of Commons

That this House believes that it is time for the UK to have a proper measure of income adequacy to demonstrate the Government's commitment to overcoming poverty; urges the Government to fund research into the levels of minimum income needed to avoid poverty in both absolute and relative terms and...

Primary sponsor
Andy King (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
28 June 2001
Reference
55
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will publish in the Official Report a table corresponding to the table on page 30 of the consultation paper on the pension credit, showing the guaranteed (a) income top-up, (b) savings credit and (c) post-credit income for a person...

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 November 2000
Reference
357 c436-7W; 140558
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, at what level of income entitlement to the pension credit would run out in the case of a single pensioner receiving the basic pension at (a) 20 per cent., (b) 30 per cent., (c) 40 per cent., (d) 50 per cent.,...

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 November 2000
Reference
139311; 357 c67-8W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what the income ratio is between the top fifth and the bottom fifth of pensioners; and what it would be if the link between the basic pension and average earnings had been retained. - Inc figures.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 November 2000
Reference
356 c790W; 136046
House
House of Commons

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average income and wealth are of (a) an urban dweller and (b) a rural dweller. - Inc text of letter from Len Cook of the Office for National Statistics, and figures.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 October 2000
Reference
355 c265-6W; 134497
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, in what circumstances a pensioner with income above the minimum income guarantee level who claims all the benefits to which they are entitled can be worse off than if they were receiving the minimum income guarantee.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 June 2000
Reference
351 c223W; 124391
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what methods he uses to measure the annual increase in earnings for the purpose of uprating the minimum income guarantee.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 June 2000
Reference
124393; 351 c223W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what estimate he has made of the income of the poorest pensioners in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 2000-01. - Includes figures.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 March 2000
Reference
111811; 345 c426-7W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how much better off than in the previous year, on average (a) single pensioners and (b) pensioner couples on income support aged (i) under 75, (ii) 75 to 79 and (iii) 80 years or over were in (1) April 1998, (2)...

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 February 2000
Reference
111810; 345 c161-3W
House
House of Commons

To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what is the average weekly value of SERPS payments to eligible retired clergy. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Church Commissioners
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 February 2000
Reference
110635; 345 c81W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will publish the most recent estimates of the average incomes of pensioners in OECD countries as a proportion of average earnings. - The information is not available.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 April 1999
Reference
81733; 329 c640W
House
House of Commons

That this House notes that the 10p tax rate announced by the Chancellor does not apply to the savings income of people of pensionable age; and calls on HM Government to extend the 10p rate to pensioners' savings to reward thrift and boost pensioner incomes.

Primary sponsor
Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Early day motions
Date
29 March 1999
Reference
495
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Northavon of 11th February, Official Report, 325 c379W, how much of the £2.5 billion package of measures to tackle pensioner poverty over the next three years is accounted for by the cost...

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 March 1999
Reference
326 c597W; 73396
House
House of Commons