Written question asked by Lynne Jones (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 December 1992. It was answered by Lord Mawhinney (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 December 1992 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: What action she has taken to ensure that medical care provided by Spanish hospitals under United Kingdom holiday insurance schemes is administered by suitably qualified personnel; what steps she has taken to ensure that medical treatment provided abroad by British holiday insurance companies for British holidaymakers is of a standard consistent with that provided within the British Isles; and what steps she is proposing to take to prevent British holidaymakers to Spain, who fall ill, from receiving unsolicited and unwarranted treatment in the course of private hospitalisation paid for by holiday insurance companies.

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