§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what information he has as to which countries in the EEC pay a pension equivalent to the invalid care allowance; and what are the rates paid to people who receive this pension(a) before 60 years of age and (b) after 60 years of age in each country.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe United Kingdom is the only country in the European Community which pays a benefit to a carer, in the form of invalid care allowance—as distinct from any other benefit paid to an invalid person.