Written question asked by Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Freud (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 August 2011.

Health: Reciprocal Agreements

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 7 July (WA 99-100), why the Department for Work and Pensions no longer has records of the healthcare costs survey questionnaires sent to United Kingdom pensioners in the Republic of Ireland in relation to the numbers returned, rechecked and the number of pensions stopped or suspended as a result; when they were issued and received back by the Department for Work and Pensions; when they were destroyed and under whose authority; and what were the statistical results of the survey.

Answer: I am unable to provide the number of state pensioners from each member state of the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland who are currently having payments made to an address in the United Kingdom. This is because we do not hold this information.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 11035; 729 c414WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Health: Reciprocal Agreements
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Written questions
House of Lords
Notes: Answer received between Monday 25 July and Monday 1 August 2011.
Subjects: British nationals abroad Health services Pensioners Reciprocal arrangements Republic of Ireland Questionnaires
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk