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UIN 45729

State Retirement Pensions: Commonwealth

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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2 September 2022

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17 September 2022 · Answer

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17 September 2022

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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of her Department's policy not to uprate annually pensions in 48 commonwealth countries with the Government’s Global Britain vision.

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  1. 2 September 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of her Department's policy not to uprate annually pensions in 48 commonwealth countries with the Government’s Global Britain vision.

    Source: Commons

  2. 17 September 2022

    Answer

    The UK State Pension is payable worldwide and is up-rated annually in countries where there is a legal requirement to do so. This is a longstanding policy, which has been supported by successive governments for over 70 years. The Government has no plans t...

    Source: Written answer

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