§ Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEYasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether it is their intention to obtain free medical benefit for the self, employed in EEC countries as now applies to the employed; and, if so, when.
§ Lord WELLS-PESTELLBilateral reciprocal agreements with Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany and Gibraltar already provide for urgent medical treatment for self-employed visitors under the same terms as those applying to their own citizens. Her Majesty's Government have been pressing within the Community for similar arrangements to be made as soon as possible for self-employed visitors to all EEC countries. A Community Working Party is now considering how the scope of the existing EEC Regulations, which cover only employed persons, can be extended.