Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 47902
Spectacles: Asylum
Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 30 April 2025
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the total cost to the public purse of financial support given to asylum seekers for glasses since 5 July 2024.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe 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 of the most vulnerable people arriving in the United Kingdom, includi...
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