HC Deb 02 February 1982 vol 17 cc119-20W
Mr. John Wells

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of the 134,000 widow and retirement pensioners living overseas for whose pension his Department is responsible live in British colonies; and what would be the estimated cost of paying pensioners in line with the United Kingdom residents to those of this group who do not receive index-linked pensions.

Mr. Rossi

Of the widow and retirement pensioners living overseas 1,045 are in British dependent territories. It would cost about £430,000 a year to bring the pension rates of the 654 of these pensioners who are not covered by a reciprocal agreement or European Community Regulations into line with the November 1981 pension rates payable to those living in the United Kingdom.

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