PENSIONERS' CHARTER

EDM number 664 in 2005-06, proposed by Kelvin Hopkins on 21/07/2005.

That this House warmly welcomes the launch of the Pensioners' Charter by the National Pensioners Convention; expresses its strong support for the Charter's demands for the state pension to be set at a level above the official poverty level of £123 per week for men and women, for a warm and comfortable home for all pensioners and for free long-term care; and calls on the Government to respond positively to the Charter.

This motion has been signed by a total of 59 MPs.