Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with the devolved Administrations to increase veterans access to cross border medical referrals where there is (a) a clinical need or (b) long local waiting lists.

Health services across the United Kingdom are available to members of the armed forces community. The Government continues to work with the devolved administrations to ensure veterans have access to services which meet their needs.