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1697608

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the immigration health surcharge for people who already (a) work and (b) pay taxes in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	19735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to remove the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) for temporary migrants who work and pay taxes in the UK.</p><p>It is right those granted temporary immigration permission for more than six months should contribute to the sustainability of our NHS. Having paid the IHS, temporary migrants can access the NHS as soon as they arrive in the UK and will only be charged for services that a permanent resident would also pay for, such as prescription charges in England.</p><p>Although some temporary migrants will pay tax and National Insurance contributions after they start work in the UK, they will not on average have made the same financial contribution to the NHS which most UK nationals and permanent residents have made, or will make, over the course of their working lives. It is an individual’s immigration status, not their tax and National Insurance contributions, which governs their access to the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 28/03/2024 15:29:05 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1692441

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2024 to Question 13206 on Migrants: Health Services, whether applicants who applied for entry clearance under paragraph 319X of the Immigration Rules before 12 April 2023 pay the Immigration Health Surcharge if their application is processed after that date.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	16062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>Appendix Child Joining a Non-Parent Relative, also known as Appendix CNP, allows for extended family with protection status in the UK to sponsor children to join them where there are serious and compelling circumstances. This can be in situations where a child has no parents or relatives to care for them, or where the parents or relatives in their own country cannot safely care for the child.</p><p>Simplification of the Immigration Rules, by inserting Appendix CNP on 12 April 2023, did not impose different Immigration Health Surcharge requirements, but replicated the existing provisions contained under paragraph 319X.</p><p>There were no policy changes made to the requirements of this route and it was solely formatting changes in line with the wider simplification format. Decision makers have been instructed to consider all applications made before and after 12 April 2023 under Appendix CNP. This means that all applications submitted prior to, and after, 12 April 2023 must pay the Immigration Health Surcharge. The requirement to do so may be waived where the sponsor is determined to be destitute, but it is in the best interests of the child to come to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 06/03/2024 11:52:02 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1687798

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to case no. GWF066389012, for what reason an applicant who has been granted entry clearance under paragraph 319X of the Immigration Rules or Appendix CNP has been asked to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge despite the application being submitted before 12 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	13206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Applicants who have been granted entry clearance under paragraph 319X on the Immigration Rules or Appendix Child Staying with or joining a Non-Parent Relative (Appendix CNP) for more than 6 months, are required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge which covers the period of leave to enter they have been granted.</p><p>Applicants who have been granted entry clearance under paragraph 319X on the Immigration Rules or Appendix Child Staying with or joining a Non-Parent Relative (Appendix CNP) for 6 months or less are not required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 13207 question first answered 26/02/2024 17:19:18 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1687799

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to case no. GWF066389479, for what reason an applicant who has been granted entry clearance under paragraph 319X of the Immigration Rules or Appendix CNP has been asked to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge despite the application being submitted before 12 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	13207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Applicants who have been granted entry clearance under paragraph 319X on the Immigration Rules or Appendix Child Staying with or joining a Non-Parent Relative (Appendix CNP) for more than 6 months, are required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge which covers the period of leave to enter they have been granted.</p><p>Applicants who have been granted entry clearance under paragraph 319X on the Immigration Rules or Appendix Child Staying with or joining a Non-Parent Relative (Appendix CNP) for 6 months or less are not required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 13206 question first answered 26/02/2024 17:19:18 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1684955

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the draft Immigration (Health Charge) Amendment Order 2023, what his planned timetable is for the implementation of the immigration health surcharge.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	11460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2024 will come into force on 6 February.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/01/2024 17:18:12 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1676537

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money was received from the immigration health surcharge in (a) 2019 and (b) 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	5937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) income data is published annually in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>Please note that the IHS figure is made up of two lines, one listed as Retained Income, the other as Consolidated Funds. The IHS amounts for financial years 2019/20 and 2022/23 are available online at:</p><p>Page 152 for 2019-20 financial year:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F902593%2FHO_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2019-20_FINAL.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CFinanceFOIandPQ%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cfdece9cab2a4493dd32508dbfa34578e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638378874933090337%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ayQPnjKDNVxqXgq%2BTqkV2UqryE64OApPsLCy6Wb0UFo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Home Office annual report and accounts 2019 - 2020 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>Page 247 for the 2022-23 financial year</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F650879614cd3c3001468cc2e%2FHome_Office_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_22-23.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CFinanceFOIandPQ%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cfdece9cab2a4493dd32508dbfa34578e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638378874933246588%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=aTbFlUGEls4AR6ipej8gxyYxqCMbzPx5haE%2Fhr%2FGsmI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Home Office ARA 22-23 Final (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/12/2023 13:05:57 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1676346

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the draft Immigration (Health Charge) Amendment Order 2023, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed increase to the immigration health surcharge on affected people's ability to access health and care services.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	5736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>An Impact Assessment and an Equality Impact Assessment were both published alongside the draft Order.</p><p> </p><p>Payment of the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) is a mandatory visa requirement. It is paid by migrants applying to come to the UK for more than six months, and those who are already in the UK applying to extend their stay.</p><p> </p><p>Payment of the IHS entitles migrants to access the NHS on broadly the same basis as a permanent UK resident for the duration of their visa, from the date their visa is granted.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/12/2023 12:20:36 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1667475

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for implementing the forthcoming increase in the immigration health surcharge.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	7
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment Order) 2023 was laid in Parliament on 19 October and is subject to parliamentary process. The IHS increase will come into force on 16 January or 21 days after the Order is made whichever is later.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/11/2023 15:42:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1667546

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the immigration health surcharge to £2,700 per person per year.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The Immigration Health Surcharge rates are under review to ensure that it reflects the full cost of providing healthcare services and the extra cost pressure that the migrant-driven population growth is placing on the NHS. The Government is increasing the IHS rates, as set out in legislation laid before Parliament on 19 October. The increased IHS rates of £1,035 (full rate) and £776 (discounted rate) detailed in the Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2023 are based on the Department for Health and Social Care’s estimate of the average annual cost to the NHS of treating IHS payers.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/11/2023 15:44:06 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1659993

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on academic institutions in the UK of increasing the annual immigration health surcharge for overseas researchers from £624 to £1,035 for main applicants and to £776 for child dependants from this autumn in combination with an increase of 15 per cent in visa fees.
tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
uin	HL10103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is preparing full economic impact assessments for the increases to the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) and the immigration and nationality fees. Regulations will be laid in Autumn to increase immigration and nationality fees and the IHS.</p><p> </p><p>The IHS rates have not increased since 2020, and the cost of providing public services has increased in that time. It is right that we keep the IHS level under review to ensure that it reflects the genuine cost to the NHS of providing healthcare to those who pay it.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 26/09/2023 13:53:16 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal