§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the total annual outflow from the United Kingdom of sterling as a result of payment of State retirement pensions and similar benefits to recipients residing in foreign countries (a) where reciprocal agreements on pension increases are in force and (b) where there are no reciprocal agreements.
§ Mr. RossiI have been asked to reply.
Payments in 1980 were of the order of (a) £75 million and (b) £55 million.