HC Deb 22 May 1981 vol 5 cc217-8W
Mrs. Dunwoody

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether, in future, overseas student nurses working in National Health Service hospitals will be subject to charges should they require medical treatment in any form.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

I do not envisage such charges. Student nurses, although they come here to receive training, are regarded as full-time employed persons, and not as visitors. No change in their eligibility has been considered. It is inconceivable that we should charge in these circumstances.