Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 86022

Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements

Tabled: 28 October 2025

Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Jo White

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much each country has paid back for healthcare use by their citizens in the UK within the same year in the latest year for which figures are available.

Answer

Karin Smyth

NHS care is provided free at the point of use to people who are ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, including people who were born abroad if they are not subject to immigration controls. Where the person is not ordinarily resident, the National Hea...

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