Pension 'Triple Lock'
Councillor Greenslade to move:
County Council considers the implications for Devon Pensioners and the county economy arising from the refusal by the Chancellor to commit to the “triple lock” for state pensions beyond 2020 in his Autumn Statement.
Accordingly the Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee be asked to consider this situation and recommend any lobbying action that should be taken.
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Minutes:
[All Members of the Council had been granted a dispensation to allow them to speak and vote in any debate on this matter by virtue of being in receipt of or affected by any changes to the state pension provision]
Councillor Greenslade MOVED and Councillor Connett SECONDED
‘That the County Council considers the implications for Devon Pensioners and the county economy arising from the refusal by the Chancellor to commit to the “triple lock” for state pensions beyond 2020 in his Autumn Statement.
Accordingly the Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee be asked to consider this situation and recommend any lobbying action that should be taken.’
In accordance with Standing Order 6(6) the Notice of Motion was referred, without discussion, to the Cabinet for consideration.