§ Lord Stallardasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether any negotiations are in progress with other countries about the introduction of a reciprocal social security agreement and with which countries.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Security (Lord Skelmersdale)Her Majesty's Government have been in correspondence with the Government of Barbados in preparation for negotiations on the introduction of a social security convention between their two countries. Additionally, negotiations and discussions are in progress on changes to the existing conventions Her Majesty's Government have with Australia, Cyprus, Guernsey, the Republic of Ireland, Malta, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey.
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§ Lord Stallardasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish an up-to-date list of those countries with which we have reciprocal social security agreements; and
How many United Kingdom persons are resident in those countries where we have a reciprocal social security agreement.
Lord SkehnersdaleThe table shows the countries with whom the United Kingdom has reciprocal agreements on social security and the approximate numbers of British nationals resident in those countries.
Country Approximate No. of resident British nationals Australia up to 2 million** Austria 5,100 Belgium * Canada 1 million plus** Cyprus 18,000 Denmark 10,500 Finland 1,300 France 43,000 Federal Republic of Germany 95,000 Gibraltar * Iceland 300 Republic of Ireland 50,000** Isle of Man * Israel 46,000 Italy 29,000 Jamaica 1,840 Jersey & Guernsey * Luxembourg 2,860 Malta 3,000 Mauritius 830 Netherlands 50,000 New Zealand 400,000** Norway 12,300 Portugal 7,000 Spain 83,500 Sweden 17,000 Switzerland 22,300 Turkey 2,300 United States of America 750,000 plus** Yugoslavia 300 Note: *No figures available.
**Estimated figures.