Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to advise British Nationals who are living in the EU that they are required to obtain UK Global Health Insurance Cards (GHICs) and European Health Insurance Card (EHICs) or private health care insurance to ensure that they can access their HIV medication while living in the EU.

The Department for Health and Social Care, in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has been providing United Kingdom nationals with detailed information about how to access healthcare as a resident in the European Union via the ongoing UK nationals in the EU transition campaign. The Department is currently working with officials at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to assist several individuals with access to their HIV medication while living in the EU. We recommend, as per our ongoing campaign messaging, UK nationals register correctly for healthcare in the country where they live in order to access their HIV treatment.