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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Monday, 18 November 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 November 2024. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Monday, 25 November 2024 on behalf of the Home Office.


Undocumented Migrants: Health Services

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants have received a waiver from paying the immigration health surcharge in each year since 2017.

Answer

Information on Fee Waiver outcomes is published as part of the Migration Transparency statistics; however it is not possible to disaggregate Fee Waivers granted to irregular migrants from the data. The Migration Transparency data can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data

Data is not held on whether individuals receiving refunds are regular or irregular migrants. The IHS refund is linked to the outcome of an application, rather than the status of a migrant.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14585
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Health services Undocumented migrants Surcharges
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk