MP RE-ELECTED TO OLDER PEOPLE'S GROUP

Eastbourne MP Nigel Waterson has been unanimously re-elected as Co-Chairman of the All Party Group for Ageing and Older People, a post he has held for a number of years. The Group is one of the largest cross-party groups at Westminster.

Nigel said: “I am delighted to be asked to serve in this capacity again, and to have support from colleagues of all parties. There are a huge number of issues affecting older people which demand answers from politicians of all parties.”

“We currently have 2.5 million pensioners living in poverty. I know many of my retired constituents have real problems making ends meet. This is wholly unacceptable in the 5th richest country on the planet in the 21st Century.”

20 October 2009