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EDM number 725 in 2001-02, proposed by Richard Younger-Ross on 24/01/2002.

That this House notes that the widows of police officers who retired after 5th April 1978 and subsequently married are entitled to a pension under the Police Pension Scheme, that the widows of police officers who retired before 5th April 1978 and subsequently married are not entitled to a pension under the Police Pension Scheme, and that the widows of a marriage entered into before retirement would receive a pension under the Police Pension Scheme whether or not the retirement was before 5th April 1978; believes that this creates an inequitable and arbitrary position for police officers' widows; and further believes that the Government should take urgent action to remedy the situation and to ensure appropriate entitlement to pension provisions for the widows of all retired police officers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Richard Younger-Ross24/01/2002TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratProposed
Bob Russell24/01/2002ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Steve Webb24/01/2002NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Tyler24/01/2002North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Matthew Green24/01/2002LudlowLiberal DemocratSigned
Sue Doughty24/01/2002GuildfordLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Hughes24/01/2002North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Adrian Sanders24/01/2002TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Barnes25/01/2002North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Lynne Jones28/01/2002Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
George Mudie28/01/2002Leeds EastLabourSigned
Vincent Cable28/01/2002TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer28/01/2002KeighleyLabourSigned
Ian Davidson28/01/2002Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Peter Bottomley28/01/2002Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock29/01/2002Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed29/01/2002South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Marsden29/01/2002Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes29/01/2002ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon29/01/2002North DownUUPSigned
Elfyn Llwyd29/01/2002Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
David Heath30/01/2002Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell30/01/2002Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara30/01/2002Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington31/01/2002Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
John Barrett31/01/2002Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Huw Edwards31/01/2002MonmouthLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn31/01/2002Islington NorthLabourSigned
Norman Lamb31/01/2002North NorfolkLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams04/02/2002ConwyLabourSigned
Win Griffiths05/02/2002BridgendLabourSigned
David Rendel07/02/2002NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Smith07/02/2002West Aberdeenshire & KincardineLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis13/02/2002Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Alan Simpson07/03/2002Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Tony McWalter11/04/2002Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned

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