asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement outlining areas of non-reciprocity in the social security systems of the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.

The reciprocal agreement on social security between the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man enables the social security schemes in both countries to operate virtually as one. The agreement covers all contributory benefits and most non-contributory benefits but supplementary benefit and family income supplement are excluded. The Isle of Man authorities generally confine the payment of their supplementary benefit to those who have completed a minimum period of residence on the island.