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1204228

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health Services: Migrants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government (1) when the immigration healthcare surcharge for health and care workers and their families will be removed, (2) whether those who have already paid the surcharge in the current year will receive a refund, and (3) whether any such refund will be backdated to the day on which the Prime Minister made the announcement that the surcharge would be removed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care and the Home Office are working at pace to deliver this exemption. Any National Health Service or care worker that has paid the surcharge since the Prime Minister’s announcement on 21 May will receive a refund. We will announce further details on the scope of the arrangements shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL5778 question first answered 29/06/2020 10:38:12 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1204219

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health Services: Migrants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government when they will end the Immigration Health Surcharge; whether workers who have paid the fee since the announcement on 21 May will be reimbursed and, if so, when reimbursements will be made.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care and the Home Office are working at pace to deliver the exemption. Any National Health Service or care workers that have paid the surcharge since the Prime Minister’s announcement on 21 May will receive a refund and further announcements will be made shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/06/2020 10:37:57 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1487790

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health Services: Migrants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money the Immigration Health surcharge raised in (1) 2020, and (2) 2021; and how much of that money was distributed (a) solely to the National Health Service, and (b) to other departments and public bodies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2022 answer text <p>The Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) raised £480.82 million in 2020/21; and £1,423 million in 2021/22. This relates to income collected by the Home Office through visa applications for the United Kingdom. The information requested on the distribution of this income specifically for the National Health Service in England, other Departments and public bodies is not held in the format requested. A proportion of net IHS income is allocated to the Department of Health and Social Care with other income sources for expenditure on health services by NHS England and other organisations, such as local authorities. However, there is no central record of the proportion of IHS income received by NHS and non-NHS organisations.</p><p>No specific assessment of the impact of the IHS on non-British citizens’ use of the NHS has been made. Those who pay the IHS have the same entitlement to NHS care as those ordinally resident in the United Kingdom, with the exception of assisted conception services.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall grouped question UIN HL1648 question first answered 05/08/2022 13:59:52 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

1487791

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health Services: Migrants
	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 extent to which the Immigration Health Surcharge has reduced the impact of non-British citizens using the National Health Service; and how they have made this assessment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2022 answer text <p>The Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) raised £480.82 million in 2020/21; and £1,423 million in 2021/22. This relates to income collected by the Home Office through visa applications for the United Kingdom. The information requested on the distribution of this income specifically for the National Health Service in England, other Departments and public bodies is not held in the format requested. A proportion of net IHS income is allocated to the Department of Health and Social Care with other income sources for expenditure on health services by NHS England and other organisations, such as local authorities. However, there is no central record of the proportion of IHS income received by NHS and non-NHS organisations.</p><p>No specific assessment of the impact of the IHS on non-British citizens’ use of the NHS has been made. Those who pay the IHS have the same entitlement to NHS care as those ordinally resident in the United Kingdom, with the exception of assisted conception services.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall grouped question UIN HL1647 question first answered 05/08/2022 13:59:53 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

788320

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Migrants
	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 distribution of funding received through the Immigration Health Surcharge; and whether the distribution of that funding is linked to specific migration-related impacts for each NHS authority in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not collect this information centrally. NHS England advises that funding allocation formulae include no specific assessment of migration-related impacts, although they do take account of the overall size of the local population.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 27/11/2017 12:46:45 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1453436

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Health Services: Migrants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the total amount raised by the immigration healthcare surcharge to date; and what has been the cost of collecting it.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) income data is published annually in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts. See page 161 of the Home Office 2020-21 Annual Report and Accounts for the most recent disclosure of Immigration Health Surcharge income <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1000127%2FHO_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2020-21_FINAL_AS_CERTIFIED__accessible_.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CFinanceFOIandPQ%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ca37ddae8ceba47bdcb3808da0cffeab3%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637836590531511857%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=AqYtR5HL9xege%2BylDdjCN%2BBbU%2Bl6K%2FjHLYyd5f8IFZA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"><em>HO annual report and accounts 2020-21 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</em></a>. Reports relating to previous financial years are available at the following link <em>HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</em>.</p><p>Information relating to financial year 2021/22 will be available once the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts have been audited by National Audit Office and laid before Parliament.</p><p>A summary of the published annual amounts of income to date is detailed below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>IHS (£m)</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Published Accounts Income</p></td><td><p>169.11</p></td><td><p>210.25</p></td><td><p>240.48</p></td><td><p>298.47</p></td><td><p>597.68</p></td><td><p>480.82</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Due to commercial sensitivity the Home Office cannot disclose information on the associated administration costs of the IHS.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/04/2022 10:35:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1197881

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health Services: Migrants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current expected annual revenue from the immigration health surcharge; of that, how much is collected from (1) NHS workers, and (2) care workers; and in each case what proportion of the total NHS budget this represents. [T]
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>This information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 04/06/2020 15:19:25 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

788321

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Migrants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the cost impact of migration on each NHS authority in England, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p><p> </p><p>However, an independent analysis report commissioned by the Department to better understand the use and cost of treating overseas visitors and migrants was published on 22 October 2013. This report shows that the cost of treating all visitors and migrants is estimated to be around £2 billion per year. This includes some groups who were entitled to free National Health Service treatment either by being ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, or exempt from charges under Regulations. However, of the £2 billion it is estimated that around £500 million is recoverable under the current charging regulations and the current application of the regulations.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 27/11/2017 12:19:55 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1193375

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health Services: Migrants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that people with irregular migration status in the UK are informed about (1) free access to NHS treatment for COVID-19, (2) treatment for COVID-19, and (3) treatment for underlying medical conditions if hospitalised from COVID-19 related complications.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 answer text <p>Regulations came into force on 29 January 2020 to add Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (now known as COVID-19) to Schedule 1 of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015. This means there can be no charge made to an overseas visitor for the diagnosis, or, if positive, treatment, of COVID-19. The exemption from charge does not extend to any pre-existing conditions, unless separately exempt under the Regulations.</p><p>This message has been disseminated to National Health Service staff, the public and organisations representing vulnerable migrant groups. It has also been published in 40 languages on Public Health England’s Migrant Health Guide.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 15/05/2020 11:24:33 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1186336

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health Services: Migrants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence was used to inform the increase in the immigration health surcharge, announced in the 2020 Budget.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2020 answer text <p>The Department looked at actual data on surcharge-payers’ use of the National Health Service between April 2015 and September 2019 and their length of stay in the United Kingdom. This estimated the total costs to the NHS of treating the average surcharge-payer to be around £624 per person per annum.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 20/04/2020 14:41:20 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham