PENSIONS BILL
LABOTJE AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
(DOTTED I'RESS ASSOCIATION—COPHtiQHT.)
(REUTERS TELEGRAM.) LONDON, 19th May. The House of Commons read the second time the Widows, Orphans, and Old Age Contributory Pensions Bill, as outlined in the Budget, after rejecting the Labour amendment by 401 votes to 125.
The Labour Party's opposition to the Bill was not directed against tho principle, which was approved, but condemned it on the ground that the workers' contributions would impose additional burdens on industry, and the allowances where a father "was incapacitated were inadequate.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 117, 21 May 1925, Page 5
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87PENSIONS BILL Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 117, 21 May 1925, Page 5
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