COLD WEATHER PAYMENTS

Early day motion 384, tabled 3 November 1997 by Mrs Ray Michie (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 47 members.

That this House believes that taking into account windchill factor would make cold weather payments fairer and would target help where it is most needed; believes that this Government should honour pledges it made when in Opposition and set up a pilot scheme testing windchill factor and its applicability to cold weather payments; and supports a wide-ranging review of the benefits system, especially the rate of benefit take-up by the oldest and poorest pensioners in the coldest and windiest parts of the country.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 35, Labour 8, Scottish National Party 2, Plaid Cymru 1, UKUP 1.