Pensions: British Citizens Overseas Debate

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Pensions: British Citizens Overseas

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National Health Service: Workforce Race Equality Standard
Wednesday 24th February 2016

(8 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Altmann Portrait Baroness Altmann
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My Lords, I have no information at this point on specific measures for the Gurkhas, but I will write to the noble Lord on that matter.

Lord Swinfen Portrait Lord Swinfen (Con)
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My Lords, what is the estimated saving to Her Majesty’s Government of pensioners living abroad not using the National Health Service and other government services?

Baroness Altmann Portrait Baroness Altmann
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The speculated potential savings, were people to move back to this country, have not been costed, but the costs of full uprating for the state pension in countries where it is currently not uprated would be more than £500 million a year.

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