Issue - meetings

(A)         The Council to consider the following Motion proposed by Councillor Keast and seconded by Councillor Guest:

“That this Council calls upon the Government to make fair transitional state pension arrangements for all women born on or after 6th April 1951, who have unfairly borne the burden of the increase to the State Pension Age (SPA) with a lack of appropriate notification.”

Councillor Keast presented his Motion to Council, as set out in the agenda, seconded by Councillor Guest.

The Council then received a deputation from Mrs Elaine Davenport on behalf of Women Against State Pension Inequality and a transcript of this deputation has been published with the documentation for this meeting.

Proposed by Councillor Keast and seconded by Councillor Guest, it was

RESOLVED that this Council calls upon the Government to make fair transitional arrangements for all women born on or after 6^th April 1951, who have unfairly borne the burden of the increase to the State Pension Age (SPA) with a lack of appropriate notification.