§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will estimate the extra annual cost of paying retirement and widows' pensions at the current rate to former United Kingdom residents living abroad who currently receive the rate payable when they left the United Kingdom or when they first became entitled when living abroad.
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§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will list, by country, the number of former United Kingdom residents entitled to retirement and widows' pensions which are still paid at the rate when they left the United Kingdom or when they first became entitled when living abroad.
§ Mr. OrmeThe information requested is as follows:
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Country Retirement pensions in payment at 31st December 1977 Widows' pensions in payment at 31st December 1977 Afghanistan 1 — Andorra 30 3 Angola 1 — Anguilla 13 — Antigua 38 1 Argentina 107 10 Australia 58,419 3,411 Bahamas 80 4 Bahrein 8 3 Bangladesh 492 43 Barbados 242 10 Belize 2 — Bolivia 2 — Botswana 21 2 Brazil 109 13 British India Ocean Territory 6 7 Brunei 4 2 Bulgaria 7 — Burma 4 — Cameroon (United Republic of) 4 — Canada 22,142 1,461 Cayman Islands 11 — Chile 20 1 China 6 — Colombia 12 2 Costa Rica 1 — Czechoslovakia 28 1 Dominica 66 3 Dominican Republic 12 — Ecuador 8 — Egypt 25 1 E1 Salvador 3 — Ethiopia 4 — Falkland Islands 2 — Fiji 14 2 Finland 10 7 Gambia 3 — German Democratic Republic 2 — Ghana 24 4 Greece 279 40 Grenada 73 4 Guatemala 1 — Guyana 88 8 Hong Kong 158 28 Hungary 87 4 Iceland 5 3 935W
Country Retirement pensions in payment at 31st December 1977 Widows' pensions in payment at 31st December 1977 India 1,120 123 Indonesia 10 — Iran 21 4 Iraq 1 — Japan 23 8 Jordan 5 — Kenya 207 33 Kuwait 4 1 Lebanon 13 1 Lesotho 3 — Liberia 5 — Libyan Arab Republic 5 3 Malagasay Republic 1 — Malawi 30 3 Malaysia 39 4 Mauritius 21 2 Mexico 32 3 Monaco 92 6 Montserrat 74 1 Morocco 32 1 Mozambique 3 1 Namibia 6 — Nepal 4 — Netherlands Antilles 1 — New Zealand 18,302 760 Nicaragua 2 — Nigeria 58 28 Norfolk Island 13 — Norway 45 14 Pakistan 1,435 498 Panama 2 — Papua New Guinea 17 — Peru 24 2 Philippines 5 — Poland 2,803 100 Portugal (including Madeira) 596 17 Puerto Rico 1 — Qatar 4 — Rhodesia 2,339 206 Rumania 19 1 St. Helena 19 — St. Kilts and Nevis 95 4 St. Lucia 111 7 St. Vincent 65 3 Sarawak 1 — Saudi Arabia 10 6 Seychelles 21 — Sierra Leone 24 4 Singapore 30 5 Solomon Islands 7 — Somali (Democratic Republic of) 89 7 South Africa 8,278 527 Sri Lanka 42 2 Sudan 3 1 Swaziland 20 1 Sweden 23 8 Tanzania 34 3 Thailand 9 — Trinidad and Tobago 127 18 Tunisia 5 — Uganda 11 — United Arab Emirates 13 4 Uruguay 10 1 USSR 411 43 Venezuela 24 2 Virgin Islands 6 —
Country Retirement pensions in payment at 31st December 1977 Widows' pensions in payment at 31st December 1977 Yemen—Arab Republic 617 23 Yemen—People' s Democratic Republic of 57 3 Zaire 10 1 Zambia 62 12 Tours 147 7 Unknown Countries 232 42 120,704 7,632
§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will list in the Official Report the countries with whom the United Kingdom has special arrangements for the payments of retirement and widows' pensions to former United Kingdom residents entitled to receive these, indicating in which countries the full current United Kingdom rate of benefits is payable and those where some lesser amount is paid.
§ Mr. OrmeThe information requested is as follows:
(a) Countries in which United Kingdom retirement and widows' pensions are paid at the rates current in the United Kingdom:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- France
- Federal Republic of Germany
- Gibraltar
- Guernsey
- Irish Republic
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jersey
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Sark
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Yugoslavia
(b) Countries in which some United Kingdom retirement and widows' pensions are paid at rates lower than the rates current in the United Kingdom:
- Bermuda
- Jamaica
- United States of America