Carolyn Harris (Swansea East) (Lab) I thank you, Mr Flello, for your excellent chairmanship—very stern, but firm. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah) for securing this vital debate, which is so essential for securing a dignified retirement for some 2.5 million women. Her speech was factual, relevant and presented the arguments succinctly. I also … [Read more...]
Coffee morning 18th February
On Saturday 18th February at 10am I will be holding a coffee morning in Jersey Park Pavilion. The aim of the meeting is to finalise numbers for our journey to the state pension inequality protest outside Westminster on 8th March. Tea, coffee and cake will be available! If you would like to attend the trip to London on 8th March but cannot make this coffee morning please contact … [Read more...]
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]
Carolyn Harris (Swansea East) (Lab) I can beat the hon. Member for Southampton, Itchen (Royston Smith) on length of speech, because, not wishing to draw the wrath of Madam Deputy Speaker, I have crossed out 95% of my speech. As the newly elected chair of the all-party group on state pension inequality for women, I feel obliged to say to the Government that they have missed the opportunity to … [Read more...]
Labour wants Pension Credits extended for WASPI women
Labour has today outlined our plans to help end the plight of the tens of thousands of women abandoned to live in poverty by the Tory Government’s changes to their state pension age. Under the plan, Pension Credit will be extended to those who were due to retire before the chaotic pension age increase of the Conservative-led Coalition Government. This would alleviate the worst of the impacts … [Read more...]
