Question follow-through · 87517

NHS: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of splitting charging category A patients ordinarily resident in the UK and (a) asylum seeker and (b) failed asylum seeker under section 95 of

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
5 Nov 2025
Answer
24 Nov 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of splitting charging category A patients ordinarily resident in the UK and (a) asylum seeker and (b) failed asylum seeker under section 95 of

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Department does not currently have any plans to reassess or revise charging categories. Introducing additional charging categories would likely be disproportionate and not aid in improving cost recovery.While the Department holds information on the in...

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