The Department does not hold data on how many European Health Insurance Cards (EHICs) were issued to Swiss nationals and nationals of other European Union (EU) countries in each year since 2010. This is because data on specific nationality is not recorded as part of the application process.<\/p>
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The Department takes any allegations of fraud and abuse seriously and has been working with the National Health Service on an on-going basis to detect and tackle any suspected fraud and error since the introduction of the online EHIC application system in 2006.<\/p>
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It is not possible to accurately quantify the cost of potential fraud at this time.<\/p>
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The Department is tightening up procedures for issuing EHICs and checking EHIC claims to the United Kingdom.<\/p>
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The Department is already undertaking a major piece of work to examine with urgency and identify areas for improvement in all the administrative systems relating to European Economic Area (EEA) healthcare payments, including the EHIC.<\/p>
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Entitlement to EHICs (in all EEA countries) is based on \u2018insurability\u2019 under EU law. The UK operates a residency-based healthcare system which means that entitlement to an EHIC is determined by residency in the first instance and not by nationality.<\/p>
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<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many European Health Insurance cards were issued to (a) Swiss nationals and (b) nationals of other EU-countries in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he was first made aware of potential fraud involving foreign nationals using European Health Insurance cards; how much this fraud has cost the UK in each year since 2010; and what steps he is taking to eliminate such fraud.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/416176/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " We are committed to retaining the 50 per cent cap for faith free schools and have no plans to extend the 50 per cent cap on faith-based allocation of school places.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the speech given by the Prime Minister on 20 July 2015, on extremism, what her policy is on extending the 50 per cent cap on faith-based allocation of school places to all faith schools.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4107", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2015 to Question 6495, how much he forecasts will be collected from the bank levy in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks posed by unmanned drones to prison security; and what steps he is taking to protect against drones dropping contraband material into prisons.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the National Living Wage on (a) local authority budgets and (b) home care services delivered by local authorities through private sector contracts.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/416186/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p><\/td> 2013-14 2014-15 Total NHS Providers<\/p><\/td> 2,605,378<\/p><\/td> 3,355,723<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/em><\/p> <\/p> Source: <\/em>Department of Health Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15<\/p> <\/p> <\/em><\/p> <\/p> We have interpreted \u201ctemporary staff\u201d to mean the number of temporary and agency staff employed by NHS providers. NHS providers are defined as NHS trusts and foundation trusts.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 2013-14 was the first time that the Department collected unaudited financial data from NHS trusts and foundation trusts in respect of net temporary and agency staffing costs.<\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost to the NHS of temporary staff has been in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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£000s<\/p><\/td>
£000s<\/p><\/td><\/tr>