Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Monday, 21 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 April 2005. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Thursday, 7 April 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Dept of Health
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what charges have been introduced for NHS services since 1975.
- Answer
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Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what charges have been introduced for NHS services since 1975. [223739] Mr. Hutton: Regulations governing charging of overseas visitors for national health service hospital treatment were first introduced in 1982. These were subsequently replaced by the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989, which remain the basis of the charging arrangements today, although they have been amended from time to time, most recently in April 2004. Charging for dental examinations was introduced on 1 April 1989.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 432 c1709W;432 c1705W; 223739
- Session
- 2004-05
- Subjects
- Health services Fees and charges NHS Overseas visitors
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