§ 22. Mr. Nabarroasked the Minister of Health the estimated cost during the fiscal year 1951–52 of providing benefits under the National Health Service to foreigners visiting and/or working in the United Kingdom, including the cost of such equipment as hearing aids, spectacles, dentures and surgical accessories.
§ Mr. MarquandSeparate figures for this are not available.
§ Mr. NabarroIn view of the fact that there must be a considerable cost involved in this service to foreign visitors, would the right hon. Gentleman consider instituting a minimum residential qualification for those receiving free benefits and use his powers to charge foreigners where that minimum qualification is not fulfilled?
§ Mr. MarquandI am advised that the cost of treating foreign visitors is almost negligible.
§ Sir H. WilliamsHow does the right hon. Gentleman know?