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748628

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the potential effect on outbound tourism of different options for the future of European Health Insurance Cards.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	3297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and other Cabinet colleagues about the implications of EU exit on the tourism sector. The policy paper published on 26 June set out that the Government will seek to protect the right of UK nationals and EU citizens to obtain and benefit from the European Health Insurance Card scheme. During the negotiations the government will consider the potential impacts on consumers (both outbound and inbound tourists), including access to healthcare while travelling within Europe.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/07/2017 11:05:26 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

747541

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has paid for the medical treatment of UK citizens in other EU member states in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department on behalf of the United Kingdom Government reimburses other European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland for the cost of providing treatment to people we are responsible for under European Union law, irrespective of nationality. In the same way, other EEA countries and Switzerland reimburse the UK for the cost of the National Health Service providing treatment to people they are responsible for under EU law, including UK nationals insured in another EEA country or Switzerland.</p><p> </p><p>Member State claims against the UK are in local currency so totals are significantly affected by the exchange rate at the time of payment and can mean a difference of millions of pounds. Member States can submit claims up to 18 months in arrears so claims for any 12 month period do not necessarily reflect treatment provided in that period.</p><p> </p><p>Requested figures are provided in the attached document rounded to the nearest pound.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for 2016–17 should be published over the summer.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/07/2017 16:36:40 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name PQ2506 attached table.xlsx title PQ2506 attached table
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

747636

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has recouped from EU member states whose nationals have received emergency treatment from the NHS in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Under European Union regulations, other European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland reimburse the United Kingdom for the cost of the National Health Service providing treatment to people they are responsible for under EU law, including UK nationals insured in another EEA country or Switzerland. In the same way, the UK Government reimburses other EEA countries and Switzerland for the cost of providing treatment to people we are responsible for under EU law, irrespective of nationality.</p><p>Due to the complexities associated with collecting and aggregating information on costs and treatment, claims for EEA medical costs are typically submitted by EEA member states (including the UK) up to three, and sometimes more, years in arrears. Therefore, claims for any 12 month period do not necessarily reflect treatment provided in that period.</p><p>Requested figures are provided in the attached excel sheet rounded to the nearest pound. They include the claims for all treatments (not just emergency treatments).</p><p>Figures for 2016–17 should be published over the summer.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/07/2017 13:42:15 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name PQ2509 - table.xlsx title PQ2509 attached table
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

714781

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much it costs the NHS, including labour costs, to produce each European Health Insurance Card.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ludford
uin	HL6401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2017 answer text <p>The unit cost of an European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is approximately 72 pence. This amount is inclusive of labour and all infrastructure costs.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many applications for EHICs are rejected due to fraudulent, incomplete or false details being submitted is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, on behalf of the United Kingdom Government, rather than the National Health Service reimburses other European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland for the cost of providing treatment to people we are responsible for under European Union law, based on pension and benefit eligibility, and irrespective of nationality. In the same way, other EEA countries and Switzerland reimburse the Department, on behalf of the UK Government, for the cost of the NHS providing treatment to people they are responsible for under EU law, irrespective of nationality and including UK nationals insured in another EEA country or Switzerland.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many claims from hospitals in other EEA member states the Department has paid, and their value, where it knew the patient was ineligible for an EHIC is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the complexities associated with the collection and aggregation of information on costs and treatment, claims for EEA medical costs are typically submitted by EEA member states (including the UK) up to three, and sometimes more, years in arrears. There is then a further, and often significant, time lag between the receipt of the claim and its payment due to the lengthy process of scrutinising and then accepting or rejecting a claim by another member state. Therefore, any figures for rejected claims may not represent a final, accurate picture for any 12-month period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL6402 HL6403 HL6404 HL6405 HL6406 question first answered 06/04/2017 10:52:02 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1867 label Biography information for Baroness Ludford

714782

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications for the European Health Insurance Card are rejected each year due to fraudulent details being submitted.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ludford
uin	HL6402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2017 answer text <p>The unit cost of an European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is approximately 72 pence. This amount is inclusive of labour and all infrastructure costs.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many applications for EHICs are rejected due to fraudulent, incomplete or false details being submitted is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, on behalf of the United Kingdom Government, rather than the National Health Service reimburses other European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland for the cost of providing treatment to people we are responsible for under European Union law, based on pension and benefit eligibility, and irrespective of nationality. In the same way, other EEA countries and Switzerland reimburse the Department, on behalf of the UK Government, for the cost of the NHS providing treatment to people they are responsible for under EU law, irrespective of nationality and including UK nationals insured in another EEA country or Switzerland.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many claims from hospitals in other EEA member states the Department has paid, and their value, where it knew the patient was ineligible for an EHIC is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the complexities associated with the collection and aggregation of information on costs and treatment, claims for EEA medical costs are typically submitted by EEA member states (including the UK) up to three, and sometimes more, years in arrears. There is then a further, and often significant, time lag between the receipt of the claim and its payment due to the lengthy process of scrutinising and then accepting or rejecting a claim by another member state. Therefore, any figures for rejected claims may not represent a final, accurate picture for any 12-month period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL6401 HL6403 HL6404 HL6405 HL6406 question first answered 06/04/2017 10:52:02 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1867 label Biography information for Baroness Ludford

714783

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications for the European Health Insurance Card are rejected each year due to incomplete or false details being submitted.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ludford
uin	HL6403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2017 answer text <p>The unit cost of an European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is approximately 72 pence. This amount is inclusive of labour and all infrastructure costs.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many applications for EHICs are rejected due to fraudulent, incomplete or false details being submitted is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, on behalf of the United Kingdom Government, rather than the National Health Service reimburses other European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland for the cost of providing treatment to people we are responsible for under European Union law, based on pension and benefit eligibility, and irrespective of nationality. In the same way, other EEA countries and Switzerland reimburse the Department, on behalf of the UK Government, for the cost of the NHS providing treatment to people they are responsible for under EU law, irrespective of nationality and including UK nationals insured in another EEA country or Switzerland.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many claims from hospitals in other EEA member states the Department has paid, and their value, where it knew the patient was ineligible for an EHIC is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the complexities associated with the collection and aggregation of information on costs and treatment, claims for EEA medical costs are typically submitted by EEA member states (including the UK) up to three, and sometimes more, years in arrears. There is then a further, and often significant, time lag between the receipt of the claim and its payment due to the lengthy process of scrutinising and then accepting or rejecting a claim by another member state. Therefore, any figures for rejected claims may not represent a final, accurate picture for any 12-month period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL6401 HL6402 HL6404 HL6405 HL6406 question first answered 06/04/2017 10:52:02 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1867 label Biography information for Baroness Ludford

714784

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claims the NHS receives each year for payments from hospitals in other EU member states that come from patients ineligible for a European Health Insurance Card, and what is the value of such claims.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ludford
uin	HL6404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2017 answer text <p>The unit cost of an European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is approximately 72 pence. This amount is inclusive of labour and all infrastructure costs.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many applications for EHICs are rejected due to fraudulent, incomplete or false details being submitted is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, on behalf of the United Kingdom Government, rather than the National Health Service reimburses other European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland for the cost of providing treatment to people we are responsible for under European Union law, based on pension and benefit eligibility, and irrespective of nationality. In the same way, other EEA countries and Switzerland reimburse the Department, on behalf of the UK Government, for the cost of the NHS providing treatment to people they are responsible for under EU law, irrespective of nationality and including UK nationals insured in another EEA country or Switzerland.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many claims from hospitals in other EEA member states the Department has paid, and their value, where it knew the patient was ineligible for an EHIC is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the complexities associated with the collection and aggregation of information on costs and treatment, claims for EEA medical costs are typically submitted by EEA member states (including the UK) up to three, and sometimes more, years in arrears. There is then a further, and often significant, time lag between the receipt of the claim and its payment due to the lengthy process of scrutinising and then accepting or rejecting a claim by another member state. Therefore, any figures for rejected claims may not represent a final, accurate picture for any 12-month period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL6401 HL6402 HL6403 HL6405 HL6406 question first answered 06/04/2017 10:52:02 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1867 label Biography information for Baroness Ludford

714785

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claims for payment from the NHS received by hospitals in other EU member states are rejected each year, and what is the value of such claims.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ludford
uin	HL6405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2017 answer text <p>The unit cost of an European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is approximately 72 pence. This amount is inclusive of labour and all infrastructure costs.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many applications for EHICs are rejected due to fraudulent, incomplete or false details being submitted is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, on behalf of the United Kingdom Government, rather than the National Health Service reimburses other European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland for the cost of providing treatment to people we are responsible for under European Union law, based on pension and benefit eligibility, and irrespective of nationality. In the same way, other EEA countries and Switzerland reimburse the Department, on behalf of the UK Government, for the cost of the NHS providing treatment to people they are responsible for under EU law, irrespective of nationality and including UK nationals insured in another EEA country or Switzerland.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many claims from hospitals in other EEA member states the Department has paid, and their value, where it knew the patient was ineligible for an EHIC is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the complexities associated with the collection and aggregation of information on costs and treatment, claims for EEA medical costs are typically submitted by EEA member states (including the UK) up to three, and sometimes more, years in arrears. There is then a further, and often significant, time lag between the receipt of the claim and its payment due to the lengthy process of scrutinising and then accepting or rejecting a claim by another member state. Therefore, any figures for rejected claims may not represent a final, accurate picture for any 12-month period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL6401 HL6402 HL6403 HL6404 HL6406 question first answered 06/04/2017 10:52:02 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1867 label Biography information for Baroness Ludford

714786

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claims from hospitals in other EU member states the NHS has paid where it knows the patient is ineligible for a European Health Insurance Card, but has nevertheless secured one.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ludford
uin	HL6406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2017 answer text <p>The unit cost of an European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is approximately 72 pence. This amount is inclusive of labour and all infrastructure costs.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many applications for EHICs are rejected due to fraudulent, incomplete or false details being submitted is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, on behalf of the United Kingdom Government, rather than the National Health Service reimburses other European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland for the cost of providing treatment to people we are responsible for under European Union law, based on pension and benefit eligibility, and irrespective of nationality. In the same way, other EEA countries and Switzerland reimburse the Department, on behalf of the UK Government, for the cost of the NHS providing treatment to people they are responsible for under EU law, irrespective of nationality and including UK nationals insured in another EEA country or Switzerland.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many claims from hospitals in other EEA member states the Department has paid, and their value, where it knew the patient was ineligible for an EHIC is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the complexities associated with the collection and aggregation of information on costs and treatment, claims for EEA medical costs are typically submitted by EEA member states (including the UK) up to three, and sometimes more, years in arrears. There is then a further, and often significant, time lag between the receipt of the claim and its payment due to the lengthy process of scrutinising and then accepting or rejecting a claim by another member state. Therefore, any figures for rejected claims may not represent a final, accurate picture for any 12-month period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL6401 HL6402 HL6403 HL6404 HL6405 question first answered 06/04/2017 10:52:02 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1867 label Biography information for Baroness Ludford

709693

registered interest
date	09/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that British citizens who have made plans to retire in the EU after the UK has left the EU will have access to healthcare.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	67326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>While the people of the United Kingdom have voted to leave the European Union, until exit negotiations are concluded the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force, including the rights associated with medical treatment abroad.</p><p> </p><p>Nothing has yet been decided on the future of British citizens’ medical treatment abroad. Government officials are considering the positions and options available to us with the aim of achieving the best outcome for British citizens in the UK and abroad.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 16/03/2017 09:40:24 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft