Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to ensure that all visitors to the UK pay for their use of the National Health Service, except for emergencies.

Overseas visitors’ healthcare costs are recovered through three routes: direct charging; the Immigration Health Surcharge; or reciprocal healthcare arrangements.

The Department works closely with a dedicated team in NHS England to ensure that charging is applied fairly and consistently to overseas visitors. The Department and NHS England actively support the National Health Service to improve cost recovery through the monitoring of data and activity, the sharing of best practice and guidance, targeted follow-ups with trusts where issues are identified, and by working closely with the Home Office to improve data quality and reporting consistency.