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Written question asked by Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 21 May 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 June 2020. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 June 2020 on behalf of the Home Office.


Migrants: Health Services

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of exempting (1) NHS and care workers, and (2) all workers, from overseas and their families from the immigration health surcharge; and what plans they have to review their policy on that surcharge.

Answer

As announced by the Prime Minister on 21 May, the Home Office and the Department of Health and Social Care are working through the detail of an exemption for NHS workers and health and social care staff from the Immigration Health Surcharge.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4833
Session
2019-21
Related items
Migrants: Health Services
Monday, 22 June 2020
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Health services Exemptions Migrants Migrant workers Surcharges
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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