DELIVERY OF PENSION BOOKS

Early day motion 1397, tabled 10 June 2002 by Kerry Pollard (Labour). Signed by 32 members.

That this House regrets the recent delays in returning pension books following updating by benefits Agency offices in the south-east of England; rejects the decision by the Benefits Agency to opt for cheaper, less reliable delivery methods; believes that pensioners whose books are still missing should not have to wait for a Postal Management Group Report before any steps are taken to resolve the problem; and calls on the Government to introduce more efficient and reliable delivery methods to ensure that all pensioners can draw the pensions to which they are entitled.

Signatures by party: Labour 19, Liberal Democrat 10, Conservative 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Plaid Cymru 1.