E-Petition RPI/CPI and RPI/CPI Appeal

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Letter to Branches





No. 129/12
Ref: GS 13.0
Date: 23 February 2012





To: All Branches


Dear Colleague

E-Petition RPI/CPI and RPI/CPI Appeal

The E-petition calling for a debate on the switch from RPI to CPI received over 107,000 signatures. John McDonnell MP for Hayes and Harlington, put the case for a debate to the House of Commons Back Bench Business Committee and has secured a debate on Thursday 1st March.

Would Branches please draw this to the attention of their local Member of Parliament.

Any enquiries should be directed to Tony Kearns, SDGS.

Yours sincerely




W HAYES
General Secretary

[TrueBlueTerrier]

This e-petition has received the following response:
This e-petition has reached 100,000 signatures. The Government has notified the Backbench Business Committee in the House of Commons who will consider its suitability for debate when Parliament returns in September. This e-petition will remain live, and people will be able to continue adding their signatures.

The Backbench Business Committe have announced that a debate relating to this e-petition will take place on Thursday 1 March 2012 in the Chamber of the House of Commons. Further information about the debate, and on the workings of the Backbench Business Committee, can be found on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/bbcom" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Government will post a further response to this petition following the debate.

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