HC Deb 18 March 1985 vol 75 cc376-7W
Mr. John David Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services with which countries there are reciprocal agreements whereby British pensioners, now living in those countries, are in receipt of indexed pension payments.

Mr. Whitney

There are 29 countries with which the United Kingdom has social security agreements which enable increases in retirement pensions to be paid to our pensioners. They are as follows:

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bermuda
  • Cyprus
  • Denmark
  • Federal Republic of Germany
  • France
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Guernsey
  • Iceland
  • Irish Republic
  • Isle of Man
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Jersey
  • Luxembourg
    • 377
  • Malta
  • Mauritius
  • Portugal
  • Sark
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • The Netherlands
  • The Philippines
  • Turkey
  • United States of America
  • Yugoslavia

The reciprocal agreements with Iceland and the Philippines were signed on 25 August 1983 and 27 February 1985 respectively. Retirement pension increases will be paid to our pensioners in these countries when the agreements are ratified by the Governments concerned in each case.