HC Deb 01 May 1951 vol 487 c137W
113. Mr. Keeling

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreigners he has prevented from coming to this country to receive free treatment under the National Health Service.

Mr. de Freitas

Refusals of leave to land on the ground that the alien's sole purpose in coming to the United Kingdom was to get free medical treatment are not specially noted and my right hon. Friend does not think the labour involved in obtaining the information asked for would be justified. The experience of the responsible officers at our ports does not suggest that any considerable number of aliens come here solely in order to get free treatment.

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