§ Mr. J. Griffithsasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he will make a statement indicating the countries with which reciprocal arrangements have been made in regard to social
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Country Cash benefits Medical benefits Northern Ireland Family allowances and all the benefits of the schemes of National Insurance and Industrial Injuries Insurance. Full reciprocity. Isle of Man Family allowances and all the benefits of the schemes of National Insurance and Industrial Injuries Insurance. General medical and hospital services are available for visitors from the United Kingdom. Jersey Retirement pensions, widows' benefits, guardians' allowances, sickness benefit, industrial injuries benefits and family allowances. Guernsey and Alderney and Jersey provide medical facilities, so far as they are available, for all visitors from Great Britain. Guernsey Family allowances Australia Benefits for old age, widowhood, orphanhood, sickness, invalidity and unemployment; family allowances. — New Zealand Malta Benefits for old age, widowhood, orphanhood, sickness, unemployment and industrial injuries. Insured persons who have suffered industrial injuries in the United Kingdom can receive medical treatment in Malta. Cyprus Benefits for old age, widowhood, orphanhood, sickness, maternity, unemployment and death. — Irish Republic Sickness benefit, maternity grants, unemployment benefit and widows' benefits. — Belgium* Benefits for old age, widowhood, orphanhood, invalidity, sickness, maternity, unemployment, death and industrial injuries; family allowances. Workers who remain insured in the United Kingdom whilst temporarily employed in Belgium and certain other groups receive medical treatment in Belgium. Denmark Benefits for industrial injuries — France Benefits for old age, widowhood, invalidity, sickness, maternity, death and industrial injuries. Insured persons from the United Kingdom who enter French insurance may count their British insurance as if it were French for the purpose of receiving medical benefits in France. Federal Republic of Germany*. Benefits for old age, widowhood, orphanhood, invalidity, sickness, maternity and death. Workers who remain insured in the United Kingdom whilst temporarily employed in the Federal Republic and certain other groups receive medical treatment in the Federal Republic. services and health services, setting out in detail the extent of the arrangements with each country separately.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe following table shows the countries with which reciprocal arrangements on social security, social insurance or health services have been concluded and the benefits covered by each arrangement: 53W
Country Cash benefits Medical benefits Israel Benefits for old age, widowhood, orphanhood, maternity and industrial injuries. Women who are entitled to United Kingdom maternity grants and insured persons who have suffered industrial injuries in the United Kingdom can receive medical treatment in Israel. Italy Benefits for old age, widowhood, orphanhood, invalidity, unemployment, sickness, maternity and industrial injuries. — Luxembourg Benefits for old age, widowhood, orphanhood, invalidity, sickness, maternity, death and industrial injuries. Insured persons from the United Kingdom who enter insurance in Luxembourg or The Netherlands may count their British insurance for the purpose of receiving medical benefits. Those who remain insured in the United Kingdom whilst temporarily employed in Luxembourg or The Netherlands and certain other groups receive medical treatment in those countries. The Netherlands Benefits for old age, widowhood, orphanhood, invalidity, sickness, maternity, unemployment and industrial injuries. Norway† Benefits for old age, widowhood, orphanhood, sickness, maternity, unemployment and industrial injuries; family allowances; national assistance. British nationals, resident in the United Kingdom, including tourists, are entitled to receive medical treatment under Norwegian health insurance. Sweden Benefits for old age, widowhood, orphanhood, invalidity, sickness, maternity, unemployment and industrial injuries; national assistance. British nationals, resident in the United Kingdom, including tourists, are entitled to receive medical treatment under Swedish health insurance. Switzerland Benefits for old age, widowhood, orphanhood and industrial injuries. — * This agreement has not yet been ratified. † This agreement is due to come into operation on 1st April, 1958. Copies of thirteen leaflets are available at all local National Insurance Offices, one for each of the following countries, summarising the provisions of the agreement with that country, and giving advice on national insurance, family allowances, etc., to people going to that country or coming from it to this country:-
Jersey. France. Australia. Israel. New Zealand. Italy. Malta. Luxembourg. Cyprus. The Netherlands. Irish Republic. Switzerland. Sweden. I am arranging for copies of these leaflets to be placed in the Library.
Further agreements are under negotiation with Austria, Denmark, Finland and Yugoslavia.