Wind Chill Factor (EDM578)

Wind Chill Factor

EDM number 578 in 1997-98, proposed by Nigel Evans on 10/12/1997.

That this House notes that more than 46,000 more pensioners die in the winter months than in the summer months; notes that the second reading of the all party supported Cold Weather Payments (Wind Chill Factor) Bill is on 23rd January 1998; considers that this Bill, including wind chill in the calculation of cold weather payments, would be an excellent opportunity for the Government to show its commitment to the well-being of Britain's poorest pensioners; notes that the Government's own research concludes that it is perfectly possible to include wind chill; further notes that the Government's report concludes that if wind chill had been included over the last three years, an average additional expenditure of just Ãº8 million per annum would have been incurred; considers that this is a small price to pay to honour commitments made to those pensioners and others in receipt of income support who are eligible for cold weather payments; and calls upon the Government to reconsider its decision not to include wind chill in the calculation of cold weather payments.

This motion has been signed by a total of 40 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Nigel Evans	10/12/1997	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Proposed
Chris Ruane	10/12/1997	Vale of Clwyd	Labour	Signed
Dafydd Wigley	10/12/1997	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Jim Wallace	10/12/1997	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Robert Syms	10/12/1997	Poole	Conservative	Signed
Michael Moore	10/12/1997	Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Richard Livsey	10/12/1997	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ieuan Wyn Jones	10/12/1997	Ynys M	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Simon Hughes	10/12/1997	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Ruffley	10/12/1997	Bury St Edmunds	Conservative	Signed
Martin Smyth	11/12/1997	Belfast South	UUP	Signed
Ray Michie	11/12/1997	Argyll & Bute	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	11/12/1997	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	11/12/1997	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ronnie Fearn	11/12/1997	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jenny Tonge	11/12/1997	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tim Loughton	12/12/1997	East Worthing & Shoreham	Conservative	Signed
Colin Breed	12/12/1997	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Norman Baker	12/12/1997	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Hancock	15/12/1997	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Jones	15/12/1997	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Julian Lewis	16/12/1997	New Forest East	Conservative	Signed
Andrew Stunell	16/12/1997	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Keetch	17/12/1997	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tom Brake	17/12/1997	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Colvin	17/12/1997	Romsey	Conservative	Signed
Ann Winterton	17/12/1997	Congleton	Conservative	Signed
Peter Brand	22/12/1997	Isle of Wight	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Vincent Cable	22/12/1997	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roy Beggs	12/01/1998	East Antrim	UUP	Signed
Ken Livingstone	14/01/1998	Brent East	Labour	Signed
Tom Cox	15/01/1998	Tooting	Labour	Signed
Diane Abbott	15/01/1998	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Margaret Ewing	16/01/1998	Moray	Scottish National Party	Signed
John McDonnell	21/01/1998	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
David Chidgey	22/01/1998	Eastleigh	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	22/01/1998	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
John Randall	23/01/1998	Uxbridge	Conservative	Signed
Evan Harris	04/03/1998	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nigel Jones	23/03/1998	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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