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Written Question
Pensions: Uprating
Tuesday 29th October 2019

Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of uprating pensions for people who retired in EU27 states in 2018.

Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. Whilst we do not have this information readily available, the Department does publish figures on State Pension expenditure. The Department’s Benefit Expenditure and Caseload Tables can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2019


Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Bulgaria
Thursday 13th June 2019

Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is discussing reciprocal social security agreements with her Bulgarian counterpart.

Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)

The United Kingdom is seeking to protect the social security coordination and reciprocal healthcare rights of UK nationals in the EU by reaching reciprocal arrangements with the EU or Member States to maintain existing rights for a transitional period until 31 December 2020 in a no deal scenario.


Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Czechia
Thursday 13th June 2019

Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is discussing reciprocal social security agreements with her Czechian counterpart.

Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)

The United Kingdom is seeking to protect the social security coordination and reciprocal healthcare rights of UK nationals in the EU by reaching reciprocal arrangements with the EU or Member States to maintain existing rights for a transitional period until 31 December 2020 in a no deal scenario.


Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Estonia
Thursday 13th June 2019

Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is discussing reciprocal social security agreements with her Estonian counterpart.

Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)

The United Kingdom is seeking to protect the social security coordination and reciprocal healthcare rights of UK nationals in the EU by reaching reciprocal arrangements with the EU or Member States to maintain existing rights for a transitional period until 31 December 2020 in a no deal scenario.


Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Greece
Thursday 13th June 2019

Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is discussing reciprocal social security agreements with her Greek counterpart in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)

The United Kingdom is seeking to protect the social security coordination and reciprocal healthcare rights of UK nationals in the EU by reaching reciprocal arrangements with the EU or Member States to maintain existing rights for a transitional period until 31 December 2020 in a no deal scenario.


Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Hungary
Thursday 13th June 2019

Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is discussing reciprocal social security agreements with her Hungarian counterpart in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)

The United Kingdom is seeking to protect the social security coordination and reciprocal healthcare rights of UK nationals in the EU by reaching reciprocal arrangements with the EU or Member States to maintain existing rights for a transitional period until 31 December 2020 in a no deal scenario.


Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Latvia
Thursday 13th June 2019

Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is discussing reciprocal social security agreements with her Latvian counterpart in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)

The United Kingdom is seeking to protect the social security coordination and reciprocal healthcare rights of UK nationals in the EU by reaching reciprocal arrangements with the EU or Member States to maintain existing rights for a transitional period until 31 December 2020 in a no deal scenario.


Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Lithuania
Thursday 13th June 2019

Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with her Lithuanian counterpart on potential reciprocal social security agreements in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)

The United Kingdom is seeking to protect the social security coordination and reciprocal healthcare rights of UK nationals in the EU by reaching reciprocal arrangements with the EU or Member States to maintain existing rights for a transitional period until 31 December 2020 in a no deal scenario.


Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Poland
Thursday 13th June 2019

Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is discussing reciprocal social security agreements with her Polish counterpart in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)

The United Kingdom is seeking to protect the social security coordination and reciprocal healthcare rights of UK nationals in the EU by reaching reciprocal arrangements with the EU or Member States to maintain existing rights for a transitional period until 31 December 2020 in a no deal scenario.


Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Romania
Thursday 13th June 2019

Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is discussing reciprocal social security agreements with her Romanian counterpart in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)

The United Kingdom is seeking to protect the social security coordination and reciprocal healthcare rights of UK nationals in the EU by reaching reciprocal arrangements with the EU or Member States to maintain existing rights for a transitional period until 31 December 2020 in a no deal scenario.