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Written question asked by Chris Philp (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 April 2026 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 28 April 2026. A substantive answer was provided by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 April 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Health Services: Refugees

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to NHS trusts of providing medical treatment to individuals granted leave to remain in the UK on Article 3 ECHR medical grounds.

Answer

The information is not held centrally, as once an individual is granted leave to remain, they are treated as any other patient that is entitled to free-care-at-the-point-of-access, and the National Health Service does not separately collect data for this cohort.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
129287
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Costs Health services Refugees
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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