Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 47009
Health Services: Undocumented Migrants
Tabled: 22 April 2025
Answered: 30 April 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the NHS of treating patients who are in the UK unlawfully in the last 12 months.
Answer
Karin SmythThe Department has made no such estimate. The Department publishes income identified and cash recovered from overseas visitors, which includes expatriates, visitors and undocumented migrants, on an annual basis in its annual report and accounts. The lates...
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