Mr. Carrieasked the Secretary of State for Social Services with what foreign countries Great Britain has reciprocal arrangements regarding pension and other social security benefits.
§ Mr. O'Malley :There are reciprocal agreements with the countries named below. Provisions concerning benefits vary from one agreement to another.
Australia Israel Austria Italy Belgium Jamaica Bermuda Jersey Canada Luxembourg Cyprus Malta Denmark Netherlands Finland New Zealand France Norway Federal Republic of Germany Sweden Switzerland Gibraltar Turkey Guernsey United States of America Republic of Ireland Isle of Man Yugoslavia An agreement with Spain will come into operation on 1st April 1975.
§ Mr. Boscawenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the latest information on arrangements being made to negotiate a reciprocal arrangement over the payment of pensions and other health service benefits between British residents and Portugal and vice versa.
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§ Mr. O'Malley :The situation as set out in my reply to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Mr. McCrindle) on 4th November 1974 remains unchanged.—[Vol. 880, c. 87.]