Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill — 22 Jun 2000 at 23:25
moved Amendment No. 71:
After Clause 37, insert the following new clause--
:TITLE3:CATEGORY B RETIREMENT PENSION: RATE AND REVIEW
(" . With effect from 1st April 2001, the weekly rate of the category B retirement pension specified in Part I of Schedule 4 of the Contributions and Benefits Act shall be increased to the level of the Minimum Income Guarantee.").
moved Amendment No. 72:
After Clause 37, insert the following new clause--
:TITLE3:INCREASE OF BASIC RETIREMENT PENSION
(" . The weekly rate of the basic retirement pension shall be increased in April each year in line with--
(a) the percentage increase in the general level of earnings during the preceding year; or
(b) the percentage increase in the retail prices index during the preceding year;
whichever is the greater.").
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 72) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 6; Not-Contents, 84.
Party Summary
Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.
What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.
What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.Party | Majority (Not-Content) | Minority (Content) | Turnout |
Con | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
Crossbench | 2 | 0 | 1.2% |
Lab | 80 (+2 tell) | 3 (+2 tell) | 43.7% |
LDem | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Total: | 82 | 4 | 13.7% |
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