`.—(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.
283| Division No. 197] | [12.33 am |
| AYES | |
| Barnes, Harry | Lynne, Ms Liz |
| Beggs, Roy | Michie, Mrs Ray (Argyll & Bute) |
| Bowden, Sir Andrew | Mills, Iain |
| Bruce, Malcolm (Gordon) | Morris, Rt Hon Alfred (Wy'nshawe) |
| Carlile, Alexander (Montgomery) | Parry, Robert |
| Chidgey, David | Rendel, David |
| Churchill, Mr | Ross, William (E Londonderry) |
| Cohen, Harry | Salmond, Alex |
| Corbyn, Jeremy | Skinner, Dennis |
| Smyth, The Reverend Martin | |
| Cunningham, Roseanna | Taylor, Sir Teddy (Southend, E) |
| Davis, Terry (B'ham, H'dge H'l) | Tyler, Paul |
| Foster, Don (Bath) | Welsh, Andrew |
| Graham, Thomas | Wise, Audrey |
| Hannam, Sir John | Wolfson, Mark |
| Hughes, Simon (Southwark) | Wray, Jimmy |
| Jessel, Toby | |
| Johnston, Sir Russell | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| Jones, Nigel (Cheltenham) | Mr. Andrew Mackinlay and Dr. John Marek. |
| kirkwood, Archy |
| NOES | |
| Ainsworth, Peter (East Suney) | Atkinson, Peter (Hexham) |
| Alexander, Richard | Baker, Nicholas (North Dorset) |
| Alison, Rt Hon Michael (Selby) | Bates, Michael |
| Amess, David | Batiste, Spencer |
| Ancram, Michael | Bellingham, Henry |
| Arbuthnot, James | Beresford, Sir Paul |
| Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham) | Biffen, Rt Hon John |
| Arnold, Sir Thomas (Hazel Grv) | Bonsor, Sir Nicholas |
| Atkins, Rt Hon Robert | Booth, Hartley |
| Boswell, Tim | Jackson, Robert (Wantage) |
| Bottomley, Peter (Eltham) | Jenkin, Bernard |
| Bowis, John | Jones, Gwilym (Cardiff N) |
| Brandreth, Gyles | Jones, Robert B (W Hertfdshr) |
| Brazier, Julian | King, Rt Hon Tom |
| Bright, Sir Graham | Kirkhope, Timothy |
| Browning, Mrs Angela | Knight, Mrs Angela (Erewash) |
| Bruce, Ian (Dorset) | Knight, Greg (Derby N) |
| Burns, Simon | Kynoch, George (Kincardine) |
| Burt, Alistair | Lait, Mrs Jacqui |
| Carrington, Matthew | Lamont, Rt Hon Norman |
| Cash, William | Legg, Barry |
| Channon, Rt Hon Paul | Lennox-Boyd, Sir Mark |
| Chapman, Sydney | Lidington, David |
| Clappison, James | Lightbown, David |
| Clarke, Rt Hon Kenneth (Ru'clif) | Lilley, Rt Hon Peter |
| Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey | Lloyd, Rt Hon Sir Peter (Fareham) |
| Colvin, Michael | Lord, Michael |
| Conway, Derek | Luff, Peter |
| Coombs, Anthony (Wyre For'st) | Lyell, Rt Hon Sir Nicholas |
| Cope, Rt Hon Sir John | MacGregor, Rt Hon John |
| Couchman, James | MacKay, Andrew |
| Currie, Mrs Edwina (S D'by'ire) | Maclean, Rt Hon David |
| Davies, Quentin (Stamford) | Maitland, Lady Olga |
| Davis, David (Boothferry) | Malone, Gerald |
| Day, Stephen | Mans, Keith |
| Deva, Nirj Joseph | Martin, David (Portsmouth S) |
| Devlin, Tim | Mates, Michael |
| Dorrell, Rt Hon Stephen | Merchant, Piers |
| Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James | Moate, Sir Roger |
| Dover, Den | Montgomery, Sir Fergus |
| Duncan, Alan | Nelson, Anthony |
| Duncan-Smith, Iain | Neubert, Sir Michael |
| Dunn, Bob | Newton, Rt Hon Tony |
| Durant, Sir Anthony | Nicholls, Patrick |
| Eggar, Rt Hon Tim | Nicholson, David (Taunton) |
| Elletson, Harold | Onslow, Rt Hon Sir Cranley |
| Evans, Jonathan (Brecon) | Oppenheim, Phillip |
| Evans, Nigel (Ribble Valley) | Page, Richard |
| Evans, Roger (Monmouth) | Patnick, Sir Irvine |
| Fabricant, Michael | Pattie, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey |
| Field, Barry (Isle of Wight) | Porter, David (Waveney) |
| Fishburn, Dudley | Portillo, Rt Hon Michael |
| Forman, Nigel | Rathbone, Tim |
| Forsyth, Rt Hon Michael (Stirling) | Redwood, Rt Hon John |
| Fox, Dr Liam (Woodspring) | Richards, Rod |
| Freeman, Rt Hon Roger | Robathan, Andrew |
| French, Douglas | Roberts, Rt Hon Sir Wyn |
| Gale, Roger | Robertson, Raymond (Ab'd'n S) |
| Gallie, Phil | Robinson, Mark (Somerton) |
| Garnier, Edward | Rowe, Andrew (Mid Kent) |
| Gillan, Cheryl | Shaw, Sir Giles (Pudsey) |
| Goodson-Wickes, Dr Charles | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| Gorst, Sir John | Spencer, Sir Derek |
| Greenway, John (Ryedale) | Spicer, Michael (S Worcs) |
| Gummer, Rt Hon John Selwyn | Spink, Dr Robert |
| Hague, William | Spring, Richard |
| Hamilton, Rt Hon Sir Archibald | Sproat, Iain |
| Hanley, Rt Hon Jeremy | Squire, Robin (Hornchurch) |
| Hawkins, Nick | Stephen, Michael |
| Hayes, Jerry | Streeter, Gary |
| Heald, Oliver | Sweeney, Walter |
| Hendry, Charles | Sykes, John |
| Higgins, Rt Hon Sir Terence | Taylor, Ian (Esher) |
| Hogg, Rt Hon Douglas (G'tham) | Thomason, Roy |
| Horam, John | Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N) |
| Howarth, Alan (Strat'rd-on-A) | Thurnham, Peter |
| Hughes, Robert G (Harrow W) | Townsend, Cyril D (Bexl'yh'th) |
| Jack, Michael | Trend, Michael |
| Twinn, Dr Ian | Whittingdale, John |
| Waller, Gary | Widdecombe, Ann |
| Wardle, Charles (Bexhill) | Willetts, David |
| Wilshire, David | |
| Waterson, Nigel | |
| Watts, John | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Wells, Bowen | Mr. Timothy Wood and Mr. Andrew Mitchell. |
| Wheeler, Rt Hon Sir John |
§ Question accordingly negatived.