§ Mr. Mayhewasked the Minister of Overseas Development what representations have been made to the Government of Tanzania to secure an agreement with them for the purposes of the Overseas Pensions Act 1973, and with what result: what are the prospects for the conclusion of such an agreement and whether she will make a statement.
§ Mr. John GrantAs I explained in my replies to the hon. Member for Rye (Mr. Godman Irvine) on 6th March—[Vol. 887, c. 494–95]—and to the hon. Member for Stretford (Mr. Churchill) on 27th March—[Vol. 889, c. 236–37]—we are anxious to speed up the take-over of responsibility for the payment of expatriate pensions and to complete the whole task as quickly as possible. I expect that we shall shortly be in a position to put proposals to the Tanzanian Government for the take-over of the relevant pensions within the time scale indicated in my previous replies.