National Pensioners Convention

The NPC have embarked on a campaign to get one of their representatives to appear on Question Time.

You can read more about it here.

The NPC are holding their Pensioner's Parliament from the 14th to the 16th of June, the draft agenda can be viewed below:

NPC Pensioners' Parliament
14-16 June 2011
Draft Programme

Tuesday 14 June

1.00pm
March to the Winter Gardens

2.00-4.00pm
Official opening of the NPC Pensioners' Parliament, Opera House Rally with a range of guest speakers

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Wednesday 15th June

10.00am-12noon
Question Time with Steve Webb, Pensions Minister followed by panel discussion
Delegates have been asked to send in questions for this session

2.00pm-4.00pm
Older people and the Big Society
This session will discuss the government's Big Society and what it means for older people in light of cuts to public spending

The future of the NHS
This session will consider the changes being proposed to the NHS, what impact they could have on older people and what can be done

Engaging with policy makers across the UK
This session will hear examples from the four countries in the UK of how older people are getting their views across to those in power

Social evening with The Bachelors

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Thursday 16 June

10.00am-11.30am
Age Equality - are we there yet?
This session will look at the new Equality Act and how it will affect older people

The vision of social care
This session will consider the latest proposals for how care should be funded, the quality of the services people receive, the use of individual budgets and the rights of older people to be protected from abuse

The ongoing campaign for concessionary travel
This session will look at how the government's spending cuts are impacting on services for older people and the campaign to improve public transport

11.45am-12.30pm
NPC Report
The NPC will report on its work and campaigns over the last year and outline what challenges older people face

Keynote Speech: Mark Serwotka, General Secretary, PCS