Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on the lack of access to healthcare for immigrants from West Indian nations due to disputes over their immigration status; and if she will make a statement.

The Home Office advises that those who have resided in the UK for an extended period but do not have the correct documentation confirming their leave to remain should take legal advice and submit the appropriate application with correct evidence so we can progress the case.

When the Home Office is made aware of cases of this nature, we will make sure the applications are dealt with in a sensitive way.