Pensioner Poverty And Public Service Agreements

EDM number 977 in 2006-07, proposed by David Taylor on 26/02/2007.

That this House is concerned at the plight of the two million pensioners living in poverty in the UK; notes the detrimental effect of low income on the quality of life of older people, as highlighted in recent research published by the Help the Aged; further notes that many older people from excluded groups are particularly affected by poverty and often struggle to get basic necessities; believes that the Government must continue and strengthen its work in this area; and calls on the Government to make the reduction of pensioner poverty a key component of any older people's Public Service Agreement at the next Comprehensive Spending Review.

This motion has been signed by a total of 103 MPs.