Immigrants (NHS Treatment)

Kevin Brennan Excerpts
Monday 25th March 2013

(11 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kevin Brennan Portrait Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab)
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In answer to the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Jake Berry), the Secretary of State said that when someone does not have the funds, treatment will not be refused if it is a life-and-death situation. For clarity, will he will us what the threshold will be? For example, if someone has a broken leg, or if someone needs another treatment that requires hospital admission, and they do not have the funds, will treatment be refused under his scheme?

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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The hon. Gentleman will be relieved to know that that will be a matter for clinicians, not politicians.