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St Helena: State Retirement Pensions

Commons · Question 81258 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

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

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 20 Oct 2025

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 Min...