Brian Mathew's 2 Early Day Motions
17th July 2024
Brian Mathew signed this EDM on Thursday 18th July 2024

Ending the two-child benefit cap

Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside)
That this House recognises the new data published by the Department for Work and Pensions on the two-child limit to benefit payments which shows that there are now 1.6 million children living in families impacted by this policy, or one in every nine children; further recognises that of those families …
38 signatures
(Most recent: 22 Jul 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Independent: 4
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
17th July 2024
Brian Mathew signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th July 2024

State pension age and 1950s-born women

Tabled by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)
That this House notes with concern the losses borne by 1950s women as a result of maladministration by the Department for Work and Pensions; welcomes the findings of the independent inquiry of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; further notes that on average over 100 1950s born women die daily, …
82 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Jul 2024)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 64
Labour: 6
Plaid Cymru: 4
Independent: 3
Green Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1