Written question asked by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Monday, 13 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 October 2025 (named day). It was answered by Stephen Doughty (Labour) on Monday, 20 October 2025 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
St Helena: State Retirement Pensions
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Chief Minister of Saint Helena on the unfreezing of pension benefits for entitled residents.
- Answer
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Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office officials are engaging closely with the new Government of St Helena on the issue of pensions, alongside other issues. I look forward to welcoming the new Chief Minister to the UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council in London in November 2025, and discussing our priorities for the partnership between the United Kingdom and St Helena.
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- Written question
- Reference
- 81258
- Session
- 2024-26
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- Subjects
- British nationals abroad State retirement pensions St Helena
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