Baroness Altmann:

Moved by Baroness Altmann

That an Humble Address be presented to His Majesty praying that the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/869), laid before the House on 22 August, be annulled because they would significantly reduce state support for pensioners without sufficient warning and without a proper impact assessment, and because they present a significant risk to the health and wellbeing of many pensioners on low incomes.

Relevant document: 2nd Report by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special attention drawn to the instrument)