Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 85690

Health Services: British Nationality

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 20 November 2025

Question

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

ConservativeChingford and Woodford Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether all British citizens are eligible to the same access to healthcare across the UK.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
All British citizens who are residents in the United Kingdom are eligible to access healthcare services free at any point of need. In England, Scotland and Wales, this is provided through the National Health Service, and in Northern Ireland through Health...

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