NDM8906 Plaid Cymru Debate - Pensions

NDM8906 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)  
To propose that the Senedd: 
1. Notes the significant and long-standing pensions injustices as a result of the inaction of successive UK Governments. 
2. Recognises the work of campaign groups such as 1950’s women, former workers at Allied Steel and Wire, and members of the British Coal staff superannuation scheme. 
3. Regrets the failure of the Labour UK Government: 

a) to act on a previous Labour party commitment to compensate 1950s-born women in Wales affected by state pension changes; 
b) to inflation-proof the pensions of former Allied Steel and Wire workers; and 
c) to treat members of the British Coal staff superannuation scheme and miners’ pension scheme equally. 
4. Regrets the failure of the Welsh Labour Government to make the case for action on these issues, despite their partnership in power, and calls on them to make representations to the UK Government to: 
a) implement the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's recommendations for 1950s Women; 
b) uprate the pensions of former Allied Steel and Wire Workers in line with inflation; and 
c) extend the Miners Pensions Scheme to include members of the British Coal staff superannuation scheme.