§ Mr. ForthTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many asylum seekers have required treatment for(a) nutritional disease, (b) psychological illnesses and (c) AIDS-related illnesses in the last three years; [65470]
(2) what has been the cost to the NHS of treating asylum seekers in each of the last three years [65469]
§ Mr. HuttonNational Health Service hospital treatment, received by a patient who has made a formal application to the Government for permission to take refuge in the United Kingdom, is the responsibility of the health authority for the district in which they are residing. Details on the types of treatment required, the numbers and the total cost to the NHS of such patients is not held centrally.