Draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009 and draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2009. Debate on a motion to approve. Agreed to on question.
Social Security
Debates on delegated legislation on Thursday, 12 February 2009,
in the House of Commons,
led by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster.
The answering
member was Andrew Selous.
About these Parliamentary proceedings
Reference
487 c1545-68;487 c1543-66Session
2008-09Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamberRelated items
Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Statutory instruments
House of Lords
House of Commons
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Statutory instruments
House of Lords
House of Commons
Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2009
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Statutory instruments
House of Lords
House of Commons
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Statutory instruments
House of Lords
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 487 c1568;487 c1566 (Link to this contribution)
We have tried to get the balance right between a fair pension system for all and ensuring that the m...
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 487 c1567-8;487 c1565-6 (Link to this contribution)
I believe that it is during the time when they are a pensioner, but I can return to the hon. Gentlem...
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Andrew Selous | 487 c1567;487 c1565 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister says that pensioner inflation is the same as for the rest of the population in the long...
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 487 c1566-7;487 c1564-5 (Link to this contribution)
Other countries often look to our welfare state for inspiration, because it has lead the way in prov...
Andrew Selous | 487 c1566;487 c1564 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of genuine inquiry and interest, is the Minister aware of any country that has cracked th...
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 487 c1565-6;487 c1563-4 (Link to this contribution)
This has been a positive and engaging debate. I join the hon. Member for Broxbourne (Mr. Walker) in ...
Charles Walker | 487 c1565;487 c1563 (Link to this contribution)
I will, Madam Deputy Speaker.
It is important that I make two observations about pensioners and the...
Charles Walker | 487 c1564;487 c1562 (Link to this contribution)
But that is exactly the point, Madam Deputy Speaker. If you will just bear with me for a little long...
Speaker | 487 c1565;487 c1563 (Link to this contribution)
I have been quite lenient in allowing discussion on the matter. I think that we understand the hon. ...
Speaker | 487 c1564;487 c1562 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I understand why the hon. Gentleman wants to make flattering remarks about the necessity of p...
Charles Walker | 487 c1564;487 c1562 (Link to this contribution)
Normally, this House adopts an austere voice when it debates pensioners. However, I want to start by...
John Barrett | 487 c1559-61;487 c1557-9 (Link to this contribution)
It is interesting that in a week when much of the news has been about people at the other end of the...
Oliver Heald | 487 c1561-4;487 c1559-62 (Link to this contribution)
I am glad to have the opportunity to contribute to this important debate.
The hon. Member for Edinb...
Lindsay Hoyle | 487 c1556;487 c1554 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is being generous with his time in giving way. I agree with him on fuel poverty. ...
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 487 c1549-50;487 c1547-8 (Link to this contribution)
I will certainly take that point back to the Department.
In the July 2008 welfare reform Green Pape...
Andrew Selous | 487 c1550;487 c1548 (Link to this contribution)
The Conservatives support the uprating of benefits and pensions because we believe that anything tha...
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 487 c1549;487 c1547 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, I will certainly look at the points that my hon. Friend has made. I know that she cares passion...
Andrew Selous | 487 c1549;487 c1547 (Link to this contribution)
I commend the hon. Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble), who is an assiduous memb...
Lindsay Hoyle | 487 c1553;487 c1551 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is making some very important points. We all recognise that, in general at least,...
Andrew Selous | 487 c1553-5;487 c1551-3 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful that the hon. Gentleman has raised that issue, and I studied carefully the commen...
Nigel Evans | 487 c1551;487 c1549 (Link to this contribution)
If elderly people have got into financial difficulties, they may have borrowed money either on credi...
John Barrett | 487 c1550;487 c1548 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Gentleman agree that we are entering a unique situation in the year ahead? It is possi...
Andrew Selous | 487 c1551;487 c1549 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman makes a valid point, and we will have to keep the issue under review, especially ...
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 487 c1548;487 c1546 (Link to this contribution)
Of course if we had introduced the increase by earnings this year, it would been lower than the chan...
Oliver Heald | 487 c1548;487 c1546 (Link to this contribution)
One of the slightly disappointing things about the Minister's announcement is that the cut in saving...
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 487 c1547;487 c1545 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, of course. If the hon. Gentleman has particular examples, I would be more than happy to pass th...
Andrew Selous | 487 c1547;487 c1545 (Link to this contribution)
Before we move off the issue of call centres, may I point out that some of the most vulnerable peopl...
Joan Humble | 487 c1549;487 c1547 (Link to this contribution)
Can the Minister say a word about the carer's allowance? Most people who receive it are of working a...
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 487 c1548-9;487 c1546-7 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his support. I should emphasise that customers will not need to take ...
John Barrett | 487 c1548;487 c1546 (Link to this contribution)
I wish to put on record the fact that I appreciated having early sight of the Minister's statement a...
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 487 c1547;487 c1545 (Link to this contribution)
When I visited one of the headquarters of the Pension, Disability and Carers Service—perhaps the hon...
John Barrett | 487 c1547;487 c1545 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister mentioned that a lot of pensioners are able to access information about benefits by tel...
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 487 c1547;487 c1545 (Link to this contribution)
One of the key measures that we have taken this year is the tripling of cold weather payments from £...
Speaker | 487 c1545;487 c1543 (Link to this contribution)
With this we shall take the following motion, on pensions:"That the draft Guaranteed Minimum Pension...
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 487 c1545;487 c1543 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move,"That the draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009, which was laid before t...
Nigel Evans | 487 c1545;487 c1543 (Link to this contribution)
How much of the money will go to pensioners automatically, and how much will they have to claim? I a...
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 487 c1545;487 c1543 (Link to this contribution)
I am satisfied that the orders are compatible with the European convention on human rights.
This ye...
Oliver Heald | 487 c1545-6;487 c1543-4 (Link to this contribution)
There has been considerable concern about the true rate of inflation for pensioners. Obviously the M...
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 487 c1545;487 c1543 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is right. We need to ensure that pension credit is claimed by those who are entit...
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 487 c1546;487 c1544 (Link to this contribution)
It is true that there have been extra pressures, especially this year. I am about to describe some o...
Andrew Selous | 487 c1551-3;487 c1549-51 (Link to this contribution)
I am very glad that my hon. Friend has raised that point. He is right to do so: people on very low i...
Oliver Heald | 487 c1568;487 c1566 (Link to this contribution)
Savings credit is help for pensioners who have a bit of income on top of their basic state pension. ...
Andrew Selous | 487 c1556-8;487 c1554-6 (Link to this contribution)
Certainly, there is some truth in what the hon. Gentleman says, and I personally think that we need ...
Nigel Evans | 487 c1546;487 c1544 (Link to this contribution)
Today the Lancashire Telegraph, a newspaper that covers my constituency and several others in east L...
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