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Proceeding contribution from Lord Davies of Stamford (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 7 December 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Health and Social Care Bill.

Health and Social Care Bill

This is a very difficult situation and I am very much in sympathy with the noble Lord’s amendment, but I wonder whether he would address the one reservation and concern on which I imagine I may not be alone: if we cease to charge for HIV treatment and diagnosis, as the noble Lord suggests, that could constitute an incentive for people to come to this country to exploit that possibility, given what he has already said about the expense and difficulty of receiving that treatment. Indeed, it could be an incentive for people to deliberately overstay their visa or become illegal immigrants to this country.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
733 c815-6 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Dementia Health Health services Finance Fees and charges Freedom of information Governing bodies Health Protection Agency Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority HIV/AIDS Ethics Emergencies NHS Medical treatments Ministerial powers Northern Ireland Public appointments Parliamentary scrutiny Non-departmental public bodies Overseas visitors Scotland Standards Regulation Wales Research Testing Social services Sexually transmitted infections Risk assessment Human Tissue Authority Public Health England National Institute for Health and Care Research Health Research Authority Biochemistry National Research Ethics Service Clinical commissioning groups
Legislation
Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
National Health Service Act 2006
Link
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