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1190775

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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 has accrued to the public purse from (a) NHS trusts, (b) organisations that provide social care (c) universities and other higher education institutions and (d) state-funded primary and secondary schools paying the Immigration Health Surcharge on behalf of their employees in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	40775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collate or publish the information requested.</p><p>Immigration Skills Charge data is broken down between large and small and charitable employers but not by sector.</p><p>Income generated by Immigration Health Surcharge payments goes directly to NHS services, helping to protect and sustain our world-class healthcare system for everyone who uses it. Income collected from the Immigration Skills charge is used to address skills gaps in the UK workforce, which will be of benefit to businesses in the long term.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 40776 question first answered 05/05/2020 15:54:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1189219

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
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 assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	38964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the vital contribution NHS staff from across the globe make to our healthcare system.</p><p>The Home Secretary announced on 31 March 2020 the Home Office will automatically extend the visa of any NHS doctor, nurse or paramedic, where it will expire before 1 October 2020, for 12 months, free of charge. This extension will also apply to their families and includes an exemption from payment of the immigration health surcharge.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 38966 question first answered 29/04/2020 16:14:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1189221

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
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 assessment she has made of the financial effect of increases in the cost of the Immigration Health Surcharge on NHS employees making use of the 12 month covid-19 visa extension.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	38966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the vital contribution NHS staff from across the globe make to our healthcare system.</p><p>The Home Secretary announced on 31 March 2020 the Home Office will automatically extend the visa of any NHS doctor, nurse or paramedic, where it will expire before 1 October 2020, for 12 months, free of charge. This extension will also apply to their families and includes an exemption from payment of the immigration health surcharge.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 38964 question first answered 29/04/2020 16:14:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1189397

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
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 Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the immigration health surcharge on NHS and care workers; and what plans they have to suspend the charge for this group in the light of their contribution to health and social care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL3040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is immensely grateful for the dedication of all those working to tackle coronavirus.</p><p>On 31 March the Home Secretary announced that the Home Office will automatically extend the visa of any NHS doctor, nurse or paramedic, where it will expire before 1 October, for 12 months, free of charge. This includes an exemption from payment of the immigration health surcharge.</p><p>We will continue to look at whether we can provide further assistance during the fight against this virus.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/05/2020 15:41:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1187255

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
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 her Department will suspend the Immigration Health Surcharge for critical workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	33550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>We are grateful for the vital contributions critical workers are providing to essential public services, including healthcare workers, teachers and care professionals, who are at the forefront of the national effort to tackle coronavirus.</p><p>On 21 May, the Prime Minister announced NHS and health and care staff would be exempted from the Immigration Health Surcharge. Officials in the Home Office and the Department of Health and Social Care are working through how to implement this change.</p><p>NHS, health and care workers who have paid the Surcharge since the announcement will be refunded. Arrangements are being worked out and more details will be announced in due course.</p><p>More generally it is fair to expect people arriving in the UK to work in non-healthcare roles to make a contribution to the NHS services to which they gain immediate access. The Immigration Health Surcharge is paid as part of the visa application process and income generated helps support NHS services across the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 30/06/2020 15:08:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1186337

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
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 Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish an impact assessment of the proposed increase in the immigration health surcharge; and whether any such assessment will include the impact on children's rights.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL2737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2020 answer text <p>The Impact assessment for the Immigration Health Surcharge Order can be found here: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2020/30/pdfs/ukia_20200030_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2020/30/pdfs/ukia_20200030_en.pdf</a></p><p>A policy equality statement and family test have also been completed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/04/2020 14:22:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name ukia_20200030_en.pdf title Legislation - UKIA 2020/30
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1186338

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
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 Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to exempting NHS workers from the immigration health surcharge.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL2738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government fully recognises the role overseas Doctor’s Nurses and Allied Health Professional play in our NHS, hence we are working to introduce an NHS visa for qualified health professionals who will be offered fast track entry, reduced visa fees and dedicated support to come to the UK with their families.</p><p>Yet it is right all who come to work in the UK contribute towards the cost of providing the NHS services they will have access to from their arrival as do providers of other essential public services such as teachers and care-workers. Those who show a long-term commitment to our country become exempt from the immigration health surcharge when they secure Indefinite Leave to Remain.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/04/2020 14:23:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1183069

registered interest
date	05/03/2020
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, whether she plans to undertake a review of the immigration health surcharge for people with leave to remain who are in employment.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	25621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>It is a migrant’s immigration status that determines whether or not they pay the immigration health surcharge, not their tax contributions or their profession.</p><p>As set out in our election manifesto, the Surcharge will be further increased to ensure affected migrants broadly cover the cost of NHS services provided to them. Detailed plans for implementing this will be set out shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/03/2020 17:45:04 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1180546

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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 the NHS surcharge will be for EU migrants arriving after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	20439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Under the new UK Points-Based Immigration System, EU citizens arriving from 1 January 2021 will be treated equally to non-EU citizens. EU citizens resident in the UK before the end of December 2020 will be able to access healthcare as they do now and will be able to secure these rights by obtaining status through the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>The Government is committed to agreeing a future partnership with the EU by December 2020. The details, including any agreement on reciprocal healthcare, remain a matter for negotiation.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/03/2020 17:08:01 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1179483

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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 many immigration health surcharges have been paid by overseas (a) doctors and (b) nurses.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	18814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collate or publish the information requested.</p><p>Non-EEA nationals moving to the UK for more than six months have been required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge since April 2015.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/02/2020 18:12:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns