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DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BRITISH PENSIONERS LIVING ABROAD

EDM (Early Day Motion) 235A1: tabled on 11 January 1996

Tabled in the 1995-96 session.

This motion has been signed by 2 Members. It is an amendment to an existing motion.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

This is an amendment to an existing motion

This motion was originally tabled by Winston Churchill on 09 January 1996. This is amendment number 1.

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Suggested amendment

at end add `but is astonished that the vast majority of honourable Members who have supported this view when given the opportunity to vote for it failed to do so.'.

Original motion text

That this House expresses its grave concern at the discrimination practised by Her Majesty's Government against British state pensioners living in certain countries abroad; believes that the denial of pension increases to persons who have paid National Insurance contributions is indefensible; and calls on the Government to end without further delay this discrimination against the hero generation who saved the world from Hitler.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

There are no withdrawn signatures for this amendment.