Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) situation for travellers to the EU with kidney disease after 31 December 2020 and (b) level of health insurance coverage regarding the reimbursement of the cost of dialysis.

People in scope of the Withdrawal Agreement will continue to have reciprocal healthcare entitlements, including a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). This means existing healthcare arrangements will not change for those United Kingdom nationals who are resident in the European Union and EU citizens in the UK before 31 December 2020.

The future of reciprocal healthcare arrangements between the UK and EU are subject to negotiations, which are currently ongoing. As part of its published approach to the negotiations with the EU, the UK has indicated that it is open to working with the EU to establish arrangements that provide healthcare cover for tourists, short-term business visitors and service providers. Such arrangements would support those requiring treatments such as dialysis.