§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether a German war disabled ex-Serviceman who enters Great Britain to work on a non-discriminating basis as provided in the European Economic Community regulations will, under the social security rules, be entitled to claim full benefits including his war disablement pension; whether this will come from British or German social security funds; and what his position will be regarding other benefits.
§ Mr. DeanThe Common Market social security regulations for migrant workers specifically exclude from their scope benefit schemes for the victims of war. The payment of a German war disablement pension in this country would therefore be a matter entirely for the German 245W authorities. If a German took up employment here any insurance he might have under the German social security schemes would count, as under the present social security bilateral agreements between the two countries, towards the qualifying conditions for the corresponding British benefits.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of comparative wage and salary rates and conditions of service for health workers in Great Britain and the members of the European Economic Community.
§ Sir K. JosephThe detailed information that would be required for such a comparison is not readily available, and in any case would require extensive qualification to be in any way meaningful.