Immigrants (NHS Treatment) Debate

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Andrew Selous

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Immigrants (NHS Treatment)

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Points of Order
Monday 25th March 2013

(11 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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My hon. Friend might be right—we need to look at that—but as I have told my hon. Friend the Member for Dover (Charlie Elphicke), one factor is that a number of our pensioners retire to sunnier climates, which leads to that imbalance.

Andrew Selous Portrait Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con)
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Is the Health Secretary aware that general practitioners have been calling for the measures to be taken for some time? The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire local medical committee wrote to me some time ago expressing its concerns that overseas nationals were coming here for expensive operations. It will be very pleased at what he has done today.

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My hon. Friend speaks wisely. NHS professionals on the front line have been conscious of the problem for a long time, but have been frustrated that nothing has been done. I therefore hope that they very much welcome today’s announcement.

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