§ Mr. Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)I present the petition on behalf of my constituent Mrs. Margaret Lees of Kilmaurs and more than 2,000 other signatories from my constituency and other parts of the United Kingdom. It supports the extension of the annual winter fuel payment to physically disabled people under the age of 60.
§ To the House of Commons
§ The Petition of the Kilmarnock Forum on Disability and others,
§ Declares that younger physically disabled people (ie. those under retirement age) are not eligible to receive the annual Winter Fuel Payment made by the Department of Social Security.
§ The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for Social Security to review the eligibility to receive the Winter Fuel Payment for younger physically disabled currently receiving medium or high levels of Disability Living Allowance and/or Income Support.
§ And the Petitioners remain, etc.
§ To lie upon the Table.