§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment has been made by his Department of the number of people in the UK covered by(a) company medical insurance schemes and (b) personal medical insurance cover. [75694]
§ Ruth Kelly[holding answer 21 October 2002]: As part of his Review of the long-term trends affecting the health service, Derek Warless commissioned the European Observatory of Health Care Systems to produce a report Health Care Systems in Eight Countries: Trends and Challenges, which can be found on the Treasury website at: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/mediastore/otherfiles/observatory—report.pdf
The UK chapter contains information on the level of take up of private medical insurance purchased by employers and by individuals.