§ Mr. LOGANasked the Minister of Health whether any of the Dominions 2003W have yet entered into a reciprocal arrangement with this country for the payment of old age and widows' pensions to persons who have returned to Britain from the Dominions; and the number of persons in receipt of pension under the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act who are living in parts of the British Empire overseas?
Sir H. YOUNGWith regard to the first part of the question, reciprocal arrangements have been entered into with Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man; but, as the Dominions have no contributory schemes of health and pensions insurance corresponding to those in force in Great Britain, it has not been possible to enter into reciprocal arrangements with them. In reply to the second part of the question, 2,156 pensions are being paid in accordance with Section 3 of the Contributory Pensions Act, 1929, to persons who are in the parts of the British Empire outside Great Britain,