Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2017 to Question 3561 and the Answer of 13 July 2017 to Question 3561, if he will protect the accrued pensions rights of UK nationals who have previously lived in another EU member state but are no longer resident in that country; and if he will make a statement.

As set out in the policy paper “Safeguarding the Position of EU Citizens Living in the UK and UK Nationals Living in the EU,” the UK will continue to aggregate periods of relevant insurance, work or residence within the EU accrued before exit to help meet the entitlement conditions for UK contributory benefits and State Pension, even where entitlement to these rights may be exercised after exit.