§ Sir John FarrTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the numbers of British pensioners living overseas who do not receive pension upratings; and if he will list those three countries with the largest numbers of such deprived pensioners.
§ Mr. ScottIn December 1987 there were 278,928 British pensioners living overseas who were not entitled to receive pension upratings. The three countries with the largest numbers of such pensioners were Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
§ Sir John FarrTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the 20 countries in the world with the largest number of British people in receipt of pensions together with the numbers at present resident in each country.
§ Mr. ScottThe 20 countries in the world with the largest number of British people in receipt of pensions (including widows' benefits) together with the numbers of pensioners resident in each country in December 1987 are as follows:
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Number of pensioners Australia 117,659 Canada 76,152 Republic of Ireland 49,259 United States of America 41,860 New Zealand 27,957 South Africa 25,273 Spain 17,592 Jamaica 12,617 Federal Republic of Germany 11,632 Italy 10,366 Jersey 6,321 France 5,796 Pakistan 5,514
Number of pensioners Guernsey 4,570 Zimbabwe 4,454 Belgium 3,408 India 3,334 Cyprus 2,848 Austria 2,462 Poland 2,445