HC Deb 27 November 1996 vol 286 cc316-7W
Mr. Kirkwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the rates of(a) state pension, (b) child benefit, (c) income support and (d) sickness benefit in each of the EU countries; and if he will make a statement. [6320]

Mr. Burt

The information is contained in "Social protection in the Member States of the European Union"—(the Missoc tables 1995—published by the European Commission, a copy of which is in the Library. Because of differences in the social security systems of the member states, many of which have earnings-related benefits, straightforward comparisons of benefit rates are not possible.

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