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STATE RETIREMENT PENSION

Early day motion 361, tabled 7 January 2004 by Kelvin Hopkins (Labour). Signed by 69 members.

That this House congratulates the National Pensioners' Convention on its continued campaigning to improve the financial position of older people throughout the country; calls on the Government substantially to increase the basic state pension, and remove the need for means-testing of pension incomes; and further calls on the Government to restore the link with average earnings so that pensioners are able to pay their council tax bills.

Signatures by party: Labour 51, Liberal Democrat 4, DUP 3, Labour/Co-operative 3, Plaid Cymru 3, UUP 2, Conservative 1, Independent 1, Scottish National Party 1.