Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts to ensure that British residents can access dialysis when travelling to countries (a) within the EU and (b) which have existing health agreements with the EU.

The Government has proposed to all European Union Member States that when we leave, we should maintain the existing healthcare arrangements until 31 December 2020, with the aim of minimising disruption to healthcare provision for United Kingdom nationals and EU citizens.

A number of member states, including Spain and Belgium, have already prepared legislation that will protect the healthcare rights of UK nationals travelling and living in-country after 31 October 2019.