Court of Justice of the European Union: Comprehensive Sickness Insurance

Lord Paddick Excerpts

Tuesday 24th May 2022 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Penn (Con)]

I do not have that figure for the noble Lord. I will happily go away, see if we have the figure and write to him with it. However, he is absolutely correct that the CJEU continues to have jurisdiction to make rulings on preliminary references from UK courts made before the end of the transition period, as happened in this case.

[Lord Paddick (LD)]

The Minister said there had been UK court cases where it was found that the requirement to have private health insurance was legally required, but this is a binding judgment of the European Court of Justice. Can the Minister confirm that this overrules any previous UK court decisions?

[Baroness Penn (Con)]

My understanding is that we are not disagreeing with the finding of the court in this case; we are just seeking to ensure that we understand fully its implications, and that is what I will update Members on in due course.