§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many foreign males enter the country each year for the purpose of entering private nursing homes and clinics and National Health Service hospitals as private patients; and for what medical or surgical procedures they come;
(2) how many foreign women enter the country each year for the purpose of entering private nursing homes and clinics and National Health Service hospitals; and for what medical or surgical procedures they come other than termination of pregnancy.
§ Sir K. JosephAccording to information collected at the ports, the number of aliens entering the country for this purpose was approximately 3,000 in 1970. Full information in the precise form requested is not available.