Written question asked by Bishop of Durham (Bishops (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 18 March 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 April 2020. It was answered by Lord Bethell (Conservative) on Monday, 20 April 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Health Services: Migrants
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence was used to inform the increase in the immigration health surcharge, announced in the 2020 Budget.
- Answer
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The Department looked at actual data on surcharge-payers’ use of the National Health Service between April 2015 and September 2019 and their length of stay in the United Kingdom. This estimated the total costs to the NHS of treating the average surcharge-payer to be around £624 per person per annum.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL2736
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Health services Migrants Surcharges
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- 2022-04-25 12:28:20 +0100
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