This petition draws to the attention of the House the plight of some 38,000 British Age Pensioners resident in Queensland and denied indexation for their pensions by the British Government. This denial deprives the Queensland economy of significant funds estimated at $76 million every year and the full Australian economy of close to $500 million each year. In addition it costs the Federal Government approximately $100 million every year which they pay in the form of part Australian pensions, and other benefits, through Centrelink, to many of the 224,000 British pensioners resident cross Australia whose incomes have dropped to a level which entitles them to such payments, due to the intransigence of the British Government. This situation applies to all British Age Pensioners resident in 48 of the 54, so called, Commonwealth countries but not to those resident in Britain, Europe, the United States or many other more favoured countries. Your petitioners therefore, request the House to make strong representations to the British Government calling for the situation to be rectified. Furthermore we request the House to make strong representations also to the Federal Government to increase their support for British Australian Pensioner Association Inc (BAPA) in their fight with the British Government. We further request that the House should consider moral and financial support for BAPA in their fight for parity with those British Age Pensioners who do have their pensions indexed annually.