Poverty Amongst Pensioners;amdt. Line 1:

EDM number 139A1 in 1995-96, proposed by David Shaw on 05/12/1995.

leave out from 'congratulates' to end and add 'the Government on delivering one of the most successful policies on pensions and pensioners in Europe; notes that the last Labour Government failed to link the state pension to average earnings in every year it was in office and did not pay the Christmas bonus in two of those years; fully supports Conservative policies which have resulted in 70 per cent. of pensioners now retiring being in possession of two or more pensions as well as additional income from savings.'.

This is a ammendment to 139.

This motion has been signed by a total of 2 MPs.