Inflation And The Cost Of Living

EDM number 1541 in 2007-08, proposed by John Hemming on 12/05/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Incomes and poverty and Pay.

That this House notes that different types of household have different patterns of expenditure; notes particularly increases in energy and food costs and recognises that these can cause households on constrained income particular difficulties; and calls for the Government to arrange for a review of the cost of living for particular types of household to facilitate policy development so that people on constrained incomes are capable of maintaining their standard of living.

This motion has been signed by a total of 33 MPs.