§ Mr. SymsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many pensioners who live abroad and have a full National Insurance record have not had their pension up-rated since they moved; and what the current lowest full basic state pension paid to such a pensioner is; [125029]
(2) how many pensioners who live abroad and have a full National Insurance contribution record have not had their pension up-rated since they moved; and what the lowest full basic state pension paid to a pensioner living abroad who has a full contribution record is. [125030]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is that, as at 30 September 2002, 488,400 State Pensioners living abroad will not have their State Pension increased.
Source:
Five per cent sample from the Pensions Strategy Computer System as at 30 September 2002.
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.