Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16871
Ophthalmology: Undocumented Migrants
Tabled: 28 November 2024
Answered: 5 December 2024
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many optician appointments for irregular migrants there were at what cost to the public purse in each of the last five years.
Answer
The Department and NHS England do not hold the information requested. The National Health Service is a residency-based system, which means that people who do not live here on a lawful, settled basis must contribute to the cost of their care. However, some...
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