§ 35. Sir F. Medlicottasked the Minister of Health what foreign countries have now made reciprocal agreements with this country under which British nationals may obtain hospital or medical treatment when overseas.
§ 2. Miss Hornsby-SmithThe details are as follows:
Multilateral Agreements.
A reciprocal agreement is in force between the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg for giving medical treatment to indigent persons. A Convention extending this arrangement to all members of the Council of Europe was signed in December, 1953, and is in force between those countries which have ratified it (the United Kingdom, the Irish Republic, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, the Saar and Sweden).Bilateral Agreements.
Agreements are in force whereby British subjects employed in France, Italy, the Netherlands and Luxembourg who participate in the social insurance schemes of those countries can have their United Kingdom insurance taken into account in reckoning their entitlement, and that of their dependants, to medical benefit. Agreements with Austria, Belgium, the German Federal Republic, Norway, Sweden and Yugoslavia are being negotiated.