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810435

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many state pensions are being paid to people living overseas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL4403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK State Pension is a contributory based pension payable worldwide, without regard to nationality, to those who meet the eligibility criteria. But it is up-rated abroad only where there is a legal requirement to do so - for example, where UK State Pension recipients are living within the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Gibraltar or in countries where there is a reciprocal agreement that provides for up-rating of the UK State Pension. This is a longstanding policy of successive Governments which has remained consistent for around 70 years.</p><p> </p><p>At May 2017, the latest date for which data is available, there were 1,215,200 recipients of the State Pension residing overseas; 678,100 recipients were resident in countries where annual increases of State Pension are paid, and 537,100 recipients were resident in countries where the State Pension is not up-rated. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL4404 question first answered 08/01/2018 17:04:50 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

810436

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people living overseas (1) benefit from annual state pension increases, and (2) have their state pension frozen.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL4404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK State Pension is a contributory based pension payable worldwide, without regard to nationality, to those who meet the eligibility criteria. But it is up-rated abroad only where there is a legal requirement to do so - for example, where UK State Pension recipients are living within the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Gibraltar or in countries where there is a reciprocal agreement that provides for up-rating of the UK State Pension. This is a longstanding policy of successive Governments which has remained consistent for around 70 years.</p><p> </p><p>At May 2017, the latest date for which data is available, there were 1,215,200 recipients of the State Pension residing overseas; 678,100 recipients were resident in countries where annual increases of State Pension are paid, and 537,100 recipients were resident in countries where the State Pension is not up-rated. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL4403 question first answered 08/01/2018 17:04:50 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

806371

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what decisions they will take on the post-Brexit indexing of UK pensions paid to UK citizens resident in the EU, following their interim agreement with the EU on citizens' rights.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL4169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>We have now reached agreement with the EU to maintain State Pension up-rating for those covered by the Withdrawal Agreement. For UK State Pension recipients living in the EU on the specified date this includes those who are already receiving their UK State Pension as well as future UK State Pension recipients. We will wish to discuss State Pension up-rating for individuals not covered by the Withdrawal Agreement in future talks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 20/12/2017 11:55:18 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

805169

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to assist UK pensioners living abroad who’s state ensions is are uprated annually.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	118841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>UK State Pensions are payable worldwide to those who are eligible, without regard to nationality. They are up-rated where there is a legal requirement to do so, for example in EEA countries and countries where there is a reciprocal agreement in place that allows for up-rating. This has been the policy of successive Governments for around 70 years and the Government has no plans to change this policy.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/12/2017 12:20:06 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

805170

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which current EU Member States had historical bilateral agreements with the UK that guaranteed annual uprating of UK state pensions?
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	118842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom’s reciprocal social security agreements with EU Member States as well as Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland are generally superseded by EU law. The reciprocal agreements with Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland all made provision regarding annual increases in the state pension.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/12/2017 12:22:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

802710

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at what age female UK citizens living in (a) EU and (b) non-EU countries can claim their state pensions.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	118259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>A woman’s state pension age is not affected by where she is currently residing.</p><p> </p><p>The current timetable for State Pension age is available at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/310231/spa-timetable.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/310231/spa-timetable.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 118260 question first answered 12/12/2017 12:44:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

802711

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether women can claim the state pension at a younger age if they live abroad.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	118260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>A woman’s state pension age is not affected by where she is currently residing.</p><p> </p><p>The current timetable for State Pension age is available at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/310231/spa-timetable.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/310231/spa-timetable.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 118259 question first answered 12/12/2017 12:44:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

800575

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of introducing universal annual uprating to the state pensions of British pensioners living abroad.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	117196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK State Pension is a contributory based pension payable worldwide, without regard to nationality, to those who meet the eligibility criteria. But it is uprated abroad only where there is a legal requirement to do so - for example, where UK State Pension recipients are living within the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Gibraltar or in countries where there is a reciprocal agreement that provides for uprating of the UK State Pension. This is a longstanding policy which has remained consistent for around 70 years. It has been the policy of consecutive Governments of all persuasions. It is estimated that the cost of up-rating state pensions would increase each year by over £0.5 billion per year if all pensions in payment were increased to current levels in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/12/2017 12:04:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

797569

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether UK pensioners living in EU countries will continue to get their state pension uprated after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	116532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>We have now agreed with the EU that under reciprocal arrangements, the UK will continue to export an uprated UK State Pension and provide associated healthcare cover for UK nationals living in the EU who are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p><br>This will include people who are of state pension age and those who are not yet at state pension age, once they start drawing their UK State Pension.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 08/01/2018 12:33:18 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

777045

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2017 to Question 105738, how many people aged (a) between 100 and 105, (b) between 106 and 110, (c) between 111 and 115 and (d) over 116-years receive the UK state pension in each country outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	109320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>There are issues with the quality and robustness of the data relating to those over 100 years old so it is not possible to give a definitive answer at this stage. I will write to the Hon gentleman providing further details.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/11/2017 11:56:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies