§ Mr. McCrindleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will seek to increase the number of reciprocal agreements with other countries so as to enable British retirement pensioners living abroad to receive increases on such pensions payable to British residents in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. DeanWe seek to increase the number of these agreements whenever possible. I hope that an agreement with Austria will come into force within the next three months. Negotiations for an agreement with Jamaica are well advanced.