Around 110,000 women are each set to miss out on up to £10,400 over the next decade because they were born as little as a day too early to benefit from changes to state pension rules, Liberal Democrat research has revealed. Government reforms mean that from 6 April this year, both men and women will need to make 30 years of National Insurance payments to be eligible for the full state pension.
In yesterdays's debate in the House of Lords, two Liberal Democrats from the Region contributed their thoughts.
The decision by the Tory-led North Yorkshire County Council to increase charges by 10% for those who pay for Community Services has been slammed by Liberal Democrats at County Hall.
University tuition fees remains one of the Liberal Democrat Party's key focus points, and the section of the Party manifesto that discusses our position regarding university fees has been formulated following widespread consultation with organisations representing both students and universities.
Commenting on reports from the Electoral Commission that Tory officials had refused requests to be interviewed by investigators, Chris Huhne said:
The Planning Committee meeting to determine the London Irish applications in Sunbury will take place at 7:00 PM on Tuesday 27 April at Kempton Park. The Council is making arrangements for what is expected to be a very large audience.