Jan. 04 2024
Source Page: UK/Switzerland: Convention on Social Security Coordination [CS Switzerland No.4/2021]Found: prior to the expiry of the 12 month period.Governance arrangements and dispute resolutionIn accordance
Asked by: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the provision of reciprocal free healthcare within Europe and England.
Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
There is currently wide-ranging advice and guidance on reciprocal healthcare arrangements across GOV.UK, the National Health Service website and the NHS Business Services Authority website. The Department also works closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office across Europe to promote people’s reciprocal healthcare entitlements, which includes country-specific guides.
We use a variety of communications activities including videos, blogs and social media messaging to reach different groups. The Department also works with travel companies and relevant media outlets to include reciprocal healthcare information.
To further promote the benefits of the Global Health Insurance Card, which is the eligibility document for accessing necessary healthcare when United Kingdom residents visit eligible countries, we are in the process of reviewing all Government content to make clearer the benefits of reciprocal healthcare arrangements to the public and ensure people can easily access information on the support available in-country should they require necessary healthcare.
Jan. 10 2024
Source Page: UK/Albania: Exchange of Letters to amend the Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement [CS Albania No.1/2024]Found: by certain health bodies.
Jan. 10 2024
Source Page: UK/Kosovo: Amending Agreement No. 1 to amend the Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement [CS Kosovo No.1/2024]Found: by certain health bodies.
Mentions:
1: Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Lab - Life peer) but which involve Taiwan in world bodies to which they are placed to contribute, such as the World Health - Speech Link
2: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) and the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, that there are occasions—for example, at meetings of the World Health - Speech Link
3: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) However, the diversity of our trade with Taiwan across goods and services has been bolstered, and Taiwan - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) On the noble Lord’s first point, I fear that if he is asking for a reciprocal letter of congratulations - Speech Link
5: Lord Alton of Liverpool (XB - Life peer) Are we making proper preparations and risk assessments on everything from the economy to defence arrangements - Speech Link
Correspondence Nov. 14 2023
Committee: Health and Social Care Committee (Department: Department of Health and Social Care)Found: Correspondence from the Minister of State, Will Quince MP on The Immigration (Health Charge) Amendment
Sep. 22 2023
Source Page: NHS cost recovery - overseas visitorsFound: cost recovery - overseas visitors' and significant changes throughout to capture updates to healthcare arrangements
Mentions:
1: Lord Lansley (Con - Life peer) Of course, it did not extend to that industry; the Department of Health and Social Care has that responsibility - Speech Link
2: Lord McNicol of West Kilbride (Lab - Life peer) revealed that there are 119 pesticides, active substances, that we have banned in the UK to protect our health - Speech Link
3: Lord Johnson of Lainston (Con - Life peer) require the UK to change its levels of statutory protection in relation to (a) animal or plant life or health - Speech Link
4: None This is a question of reciprocal right. - Speech Link
5: Lord Foster of Bath (LD - Life peer) arrangements are with CPTPP member countries. - Speech Link
Dec. 13 2007
Source Page: Central-local concordat, 12th December 2007, between the government and the Local Government Association. 4 p.Found: Our citizens rightly place increasing demands on public services, based on their rising expectations
Mentions:
1: Earl of Clancarty (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Of course, we now have reciprocal agreements on this right with two CPTPP member states, Australia and - Speech Link
2: Lord Foster of Bath (LD - Life peer) issues between the UK and other CPTPP countries, establishing a reciprocal arrangement, just as we have - Speech Link
3: Earl of Clancarty (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Time will tell by how much and with what enthusiasm they can persuade other countries to reach reciprocal - Speech Link
4: Baroness Lawlor (Con - Life peer) We have reviews of the arrangements under the CPTPP as they apply to members, and we have arrangements - Speech Link