OVERSEAS PENSION PARITY

Early day motion 1263, tabled 26 March 2008 by Michael Connarty (Labour). Signed by 113 members.

That this House is dismayed that the Government has not ceased the practice of maintaining a discriminatory differential in UK state pensions, dependent on the country in which the recipient resides; acknowledges that the Government has stated that there is no legal reason to do so; and calls upon the Government to cease the practice of freezing some overseas pensions and to provide the 525,000 affected recipients resident abroad with pension parity.

Signatures by party: Labour 43, Liberal Democrat 33, Conservative 17, Scottish National Party 5, DUP 4, Plaid Cymru 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Independent 2, Independent Conservative 1, Independent Labour 1, UUP 1.