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MacGregor, Rt Hon John

MacKay, Andrew

Maclean, Rt Hon David

Maitland, Lady Olga

Malone, Gerald

Mans, Keith

Martin, David (Portsmouth S)

Mates, Michael

Mayhew, Rt Hon Sir Patrick

Merchant, Piers

Mills, Iain

Moate, Sir Roger

Montgomery, Sir Fergus

Nelson, Anthony

Neubert, Sir Michael

Newton, Rt Hon Tony

Nicholls, Patrick

Nicholson, David (Taunton)

Onslow, Rt Hon Sir Cranley

Oppenheim, Phillip

Page, Richard

Paice, James

Patnick, Sir Irvine

Pattie, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey

Porter, David (Waveney)

Portillo, Rt Hon Michael

Powell, William (Corby)

Rathbone, Tim

Redwood, Rt Hon John

Richards, Rod

Robathan, Andrew

Roberts, Rt Hon Sir Wyn

Robertson, Raymond (Ab'd'n S)

Robinson, Mark (Somerton)

Rowe, Andrew (Mid Kent)

Ryder, Rt Hon Richard

Shaw, Sir Giles (Pudsey)

Shepherd, Colin (Hereford)

Spencer, Sir Derek

Spicer, Sir James (W Dorset)

Spicer, Michael (S Worcs)

Spink, Dr Robert

Spring, Richard

Sproat, Iain

Squire, Robin (Hornchurch)

Stephen, Michael

Streeter, Gary

Sweeney, Walter

Sykes, John

Taylor, Ian (Esher)

Taylor, Sir Teddy (Southend, E)

Thomason, Roy

Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N)

Thurnham, Peter

Townsend, Cyril D (Bexl'yh'th)

Trend, Michael

Twinn, Dr Ian

Viggers, Peter

Waller, Gary

Wardle, Charles (Bexhill)

Waterson, Nigel

Watts, John

Wells, Bowen

Wheeler, Rt Hon Sir John

Whittingdale, John

Widdecombe, Ann

Willetts, David

Wilshire, David

Wolfson, Mark

Tellers for the Noes: Mr. Andrew Mitchell and Mr. Timothy Wood.

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Question accordingly negatived.

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New clause 10

Entitlement to pension uprating (residence outside Great Britain) (phased introduction) (No. 2)

`.--(1) The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 119 (Persons outside Great Britain), at the beginning there shall be inserted "Subject to section 119A". (3) After section 119, there shall be inserted--

"Entitlement to pension uprating (residence outside Great Britain) (phased introduction)

119A--(1) This section applies to any person who is entitled to a retirement pension under Part II or III of this Act and who is disqualified by reason of residence outside Great Britain from a retirement pension under this Act, or any uprating of any such pension (an `affected pensioner').

(2) There shall be paid to any affected pensioner any uprating of a retirement pension which is payable to any other pensioner under this Act at any date after the passing of the Pensions Act 1995. (3) The Secretary of State shall by regulations made by statutory instrument make provision for a scheme which shall ensure that, within the period of five years after the passing of the Pensions Act 1995, no affected pensioner shall receive a retirement pension of any lesser amount than he would have received if he had been resident in Great Britain throughout the period from which he first became eligible for a retirement pension.

(4) So far as practicable, a scheme under subsection (3) above shall ensure that an affected pensioner's retirement pension is increased by an equal amount in each year of the five year period referred to in that subsection.".'.-- [Mr. Churchill.]

Brought up, and read the First time.

Motion made, and Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:--

The House divided: Ayes 35, Noes 167.

Division No. 197] [12.33 am

AYES

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Barnes, Harry

Beggs, Roy

Bowden, Sir Andrew

Bruce, Malcolm (Gordon)

Carlile, Alexander (Montgomery)

Chidgey, David

Churchill, Mr

Cohen, Harry

Corbyn, Jeremy

Cunningham, Roseanna

Davis, Terry (B'ham, H'dge H'l)

Foster, Don (Bath)

Graham, Thomas

Hannam, Sir John

Hughes, Simon (Southwark)

Jessel, Toby

Johnston, Sir Russell

Jones, Nigel (Cheltenham)

Kirkwood, Archy

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