§ 37. Mr. Prenticeasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance with which countries the United Kingdom now has reciprocal agreements for National Insurance; and what further agreements are being negotiated.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThere are now in force reciprocal agreements on social security with Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey—family allowances only—the Irish Republic, Australia, New Zealand, Cyprus, Malta, Belgium, Denmark—Industrial Injuries only—France, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, 61W the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Yugoslavia. An agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany was negotiated in 1956 but on account of changes in German legislation it has never been ratified and is now being re-negotiated. Negotiations for agreements with Austria, Denmark, Finland and Turkey are also in progress.