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169082

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date	09/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Overseas Loans: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the arrangements for the government of the Republic of Ireland to repay loans provided during the recent banking crisis.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK provided a bilateral loan to Ireland as part of an international assistance package, designed to stabilise the Irish economy and public finances. The UK bilateral loan was not limited to specific purposes but contributed to Ireland's general government financing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In accordance with the Loans to Ireland Act 2010, HM Treasury reports to Parliament every six months including information on principal and interest payments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the noble Lord to the report laid on 13 October 2014 which is also available online, alongside all previous reports submitted by HM Treasury<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><sup><strong><sup>[1]</sup></strong></sup></strong> <strong> These reports are available in the Library of the House and can be accessed on the following site: </strong><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bilateral-loan-to-ireland</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><sup><strong><sup> </sup></strong></sup></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 05/01/2015 14:59:44 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

169083

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Overseas Loans: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Republic of Ireland owes the United Kingdom as a result of loans made during the recent banking crisis.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK provided a bilateral loan to Ireland as part of an international assistance package, designed to stabilise the Irish economy and public finances. The UK bilateral loan was not limited to specific purposes but contributed to Ireland's general government financing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In accordance with the Loans to Ireland Act 2010, HM Treasury reports to Parliament every six months including information on principal and interest payments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the noble Lord to the report laid on 13 October 2014 which is also available online, alongside all previous reports submitted by HM Treasury<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><sup><strong><sup>[1]</sup></strong></sup></strong> <strong> These reports are available in the Library of the House and can be accessed on the following site: </strong><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bilateral-loan-to-ireland</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 22/12/2014 14:47:19 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

169084

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Overseas Loans: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the discussions which preceded the loan of funds to the Republic of Ireland as a result of the recent banking crisis, what restrictions were placed on their use.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK provided a bilateral loan to Ireland as part of an international assistance package, designed to stabilise the Irish economy and public finances. The UK bilateral loan was not limited to specific purposes but contributed to Ireland's general government financing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In accordance with the Loans to Ireland Act 2010, HM Treasury reports to Parliament every six months including information on principal and interest payments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the noble Lord to the report laid on 13 October 2014 which is also available online, alongside all previous reports submitted by HM Treasury<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><sup><strong><sup>[1]</sup></strong></sup></strong> <strong> These reports are available in the Library of the House and can be accessed on the following site: </strong><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bilateral-loan-to-ireland</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 05/01/2015 14:59:53 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

168513

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Internment: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the request made to the European Court on Human Rights by the government of the Republic of Ireland for a review of the 1978 judgment in the case <i>Ireland v the United Kingdom</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The request will now be considered by the Court in line with the arrangements laid down in its rules of procedure. In accordance with those rules, if it does not decide to refuse the request the Court will refer it to the United Kingdom and invite written comments within a time-limit set by the Court</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 18/12/2014 16:20:23 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

168122

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current state of discussions with the relevant authority in Syria concerning compensation for those in Northern Ireland who were injured as a result of explosives and guns that were supplied to the IRA.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text We have been discussing this matter with the Libyan authorities, not the Syrian government. While we do not intend to negotiate a compensation settlement with the Libyan authorities, once stability returns, and our Embassy re-opens, we will again encourage the Libyans to engage with UK victims seeking redress, including those seeking compensation and their legal representatives. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has said that he is committed to doing this and has asked the National Security Advisor to lead cross-government efforts to engage the Libyans on reconciliation initiatives. The Government will also continue to promote broad and lasting reconciliation between Libya and affected UK communities. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/12/2014 14:28:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

167903

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	BBC Media Action
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the result of the latest annual review into the grant of £90 million by the Department for International Development to BBC Media Action; whether any evaluation report has suggested that the project's impact and outcomes are unlikely to be achieved; how much of the grant has been spent and where; and what are the BBC's current priorities in relation to the project.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The latest annual review for DFID’s grant to BBC Media Action, completed in November 2014, found the project results to have exceeded its plan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From November 2011 to November 2014 the project has spent £53.3 million in the following countries; Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Burma, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia. Additional activities took place through an Asia regional programme. BBC Media Action’s priority for the global grant continues to be supporting media outputs that contribute to better governance, healthier populations and an increased ability to cope with crises.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 15/12/2014 14:05:26 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

167904

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Free Movement of People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many British citizens are resident in each European Union country; and how many citizens of each of those countries have immigrated to the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 09/12/2014 15:34:35 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL3428 ONS 450.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - British Citizen Resident
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

167905

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Nationality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how quickly a foreign national can gain British citizenship; what are the time spans involved in France, Italy, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands; and what assessment they have made of new citizens granted nationality in other European Union countries using that nationality to access the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>An individual naturalising as a British citizen is required to have been lawfully resident in the UK for a minimum of five years, with the last year of residence free of time restrictions, or three years if the spouse of a British citizen.</p><p>Every country within the EU has the right to decide its own citizenship laws, but we would object if another Member State operated its processes in a way that could lead to abuse of free movement rights. The Government is clear that EU citizens who benefit from the right to free movement must adhere to the responsibilities this brings with it. The Government does not tolerate the abuse of free movement rights and is working at a domestic level and with other member states to tackle such abuse.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/12/2014 12:55:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

167906

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pensioners: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the latest year for which figures are available, how many registered United Kingdom state pensioners for whom the United Kingdom is responsible for health costs were living in each of the other European Economic Area countries, and vice versa; and how much was paid and received by and from each country.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Information about how many registered United Kingdom state pensioners for whom the UK is responsible for health costs were living in each of the other European Economic Area countries, and vice versa; and how much was paid and received by and from each country is provided in the following tables.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"><p>Live 5 December 2014, <br> UK responsible for</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p>Live 5 December 2014,</p><p>Foreign authorities (FA) responsible for</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Registration UK</p></td><td><p>S1 &amp; E121</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Registration FA</p></td><td><p>S1 &amp; E121</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>592</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>France</p></td><td><p>43,421</p></td><td> </td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>2,987</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>365</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>2,428</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>37,442*</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>1,323*</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>2,905</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Liechtenstein</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Liechtenstein</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>2,646</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>3,668</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>73,028</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td> </td><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>1,029</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The Rep of Cyprus</p></td><td><p>12,236</p></td><td> </td><td><p>The Rep of Cyprus</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>184,638</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3,475</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> MedBens system</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>*Based on the formula calculation for 2013</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>European Economic Area (EEA) Medical Costs</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Claims by EEA Member States Against UK (by Article)</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Resource Outturn Totals: 2013-14 Pensioner Activity</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Country</p></td><td><p>£ Paid by UK</p></td><td><p>£ Paid to UK</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>1,814,008</p></td><td><p>180,715</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>2,179,591</p></td><td><p>478,212</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>37,499</p></td><td><p>14,207</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>10,890,351</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>116,251</p></td><td><p>10,513</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark (Waiver)<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia (Waiver)<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland (Waiver)<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>112,221,440</p></td><td><p>340,119</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>3,182,712</p></td><td><p>1,196,524</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>6,181,850</p></td><td><p>13,639</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary (Waiver)<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>223,761,423</p></td><td><p>6,707,569</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>3,889,593</p></td><td><p>24,755</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>18,256</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Liechtenstein</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>10,341</p></td><td><p>10,868</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>320,396</p></td><td><p>12,730</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta (Waiver)<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>1,142,037</p></td><td><p>2,533,415</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway (Waiver)<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>358,835</p></td><td><p>190,376</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>3,912,765</p></td><td><p>14,491</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>2,048</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>9,212</p></td><td><p>3,321</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>57,255</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>208,654,883</p></td><td><p>72,172</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>422,315</p></td><td><p>321,365</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>1,308,223</p></td><td><p>65,812</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>580,491,287</p></td><td><p>12,190,802</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Resource Accounting and Budgeting exercise. Totals are based on estimates of the costs of EEA healthcare claims made annually for the purposes of provisions made in the Department accounts in accordance with Treasury resource accounting rules.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Denmark – Full Waiver</li><li>Estonia and Norway – Waiver, excepting former Article 22.1c (patient referral) and Article 55.1c (industrial injury) claims.</li><li>Finland, Hungary and Malta – Waiver, excepting former Article 22.1c (patient referral) claims.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the noble Lord to HL3094 and the extract from the letter of 11 July 2011 included in that reply. In that extract, it sets out that for the period of the current arrangement, 2010-2013, UK liability would fall by 1.13% a year, starting at 40% and resulting in a UK liability of 35.48% in 2013. The 1.13% reduction was agreed after both parties agreed this figure as the average downward trend in UK liability for pensioners since the start of the bilateral agreement in 1971.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Discussions on new arrangements to determine respective pensioner numbers for 2015-16 onwards are continuing. Subject to formal confirmation we expect that the previously agreed 1.13% reduction will continue to apply for 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK’s pensioner payments to Ireland for 2013 were €211 million. This represents a payment on account, which is 80% of the estimated total payment due and settled that will be finalised following publication of Ireland’s average costs for that year. The pensioner payments from Ireland to the UK for 2013 were £5.9 million.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3431 question first answered 16/12/2014 14:38:50 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

167907

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pensioners: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the annual reduction in the United Kingdom payments to the Republic of Ireland of 1.13 per cent for pensioner healthcare costs will continue beyond 2013–14; if not, what new arrangements are being made; what were the most recent annual payments made and received from that state; and whether they will place the relevant correspondence on the current reduction process in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Information about how many registered United Kingdom state pensioners for whom the UK is responsible for health costs were living in each of the other European Economic Area countries, and vice versa; and how much was paid and received by and from each country is provided in the following tables.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"><p>Live 5 December 2014, <br> UK responsible for</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p>Live 5 December 2014,</p><p>Foreign authorities (FA) responsible for</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Registration UK</p></td><td><p>S1 &amp; E121</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Registration FA</p></td><td><p>S1 &amp; E121</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>592</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>France</p></td><td><p>43,421</p></td><td> </td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>2,987</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>365</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>2,428</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>37,442*</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>1,323*</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>2,905</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Liechtenstein</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Liechtenstein</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>2,646</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>3,668</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>73,028</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td> </td><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>1,029</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The Rep of Cyprus</p></td><td><p>12,236</p></td><td> </td><td><p>The Rep of Cyprus</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>184,638</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3,475</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> MedBens system</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>*Based on the formula calculation for 2013</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>European Economic Area (EEA) Medical Costs</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Claims by EEA Member States Against UK (by Article)</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Resource Outturn Totals: 2013-14 Pensioner Activity</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Country</p></td><td><p>£ Paid by UK</p></td><td><p>£ Paid to UK</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>1,814,008</p></td><td><p>180,715</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>2,179,591</p></td><td><p>478,212</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>37,499</p></td><td><p>14,207</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>10,890,351</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>116,251</p></td><td><p>10,513</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark (Waiver)<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia (Waiver)<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland (Waiver)<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>112,221,440</p></td><td><p>340,119</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>3,182,712</p></td><td><p>1,196,524</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>6,181,850</p></td><td><p>13,639</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary (Waiver)<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>223,761,423</p></td><td><p>6,707,569</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>3,889,593</p></td><td><p>24,755</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>18,256</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Liechtenstein</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>10,341</p></td><td><p>10,868</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>320,396</p></td><td><p>12,730</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta (Waiver)<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>1,142,037</p></td><td><p>2,533,415</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway (Waiver)<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>358,835</p></td><td><p>190,376</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>3,912,765</p></td><td><p>14,491</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>2,048</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>9,212</p></td><td><p>3,321</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>57,255</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>208,654,883</p></td><td><p>72,172</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>422,315</p></td><td><p>321,365</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>1,308,223</p></td><td><p>65,812</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>580,491,287</p></td><td><p>12,190,802</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Resource Accounting and Budgeting exercise. Totals are based on estimates of the costs of EEA healthcare claims made annually for the purposes of provisions made in the Department accounts in accordance with Treasury resource accounting rules.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Denmark – Full Waiver</li><li>Estonia and Norway – Waiver, excepting former Article 22.1c (patient referral) and Article 55.1c (industrial injury) claims.</li><li>Finland, Hungary and Malta – Waiver, excepting former Article 22.1c (patient referral) claims.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the noble Lord to HL3094 and the extract from the letter of 11 July 2011 included in that reply. In that extract, it sets out that for the period of the current arrangement, 2010-2013, UK liability would fall by 1.13% a year, starting at 40% and resulting in a UK liability of 35.48% in 2013. The 1.13% reduction was agreed after both parties agreed this figure as the average downward trend in UK liability for pensioners since the start of the bilateral agreement in 1971.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Discussions on new arrangements to determine respective pensioner numbers for 2015-16 onwards are continuing. Subject to formal confirmation we expect that the previously agreed 1.13% reduction will continue to apply for 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK’s pensioner payments to Ireland for 2013 were €211 million. This represents a payment on account, which is 80% of the estimated total payment due and settled that will be finalised following publication of Ireland’s average costs for that year. The pensioner payments from Ireland to the UK for 2013 were £5.9 million.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3430 question first answered 16/12/2014 14:38:50 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird