HC Deb 09 March 1982 vol 19 c374W
Mrs. Dunwoody

asked the Lord Privy Seal what will be the cost to the Foreign Office Vote of health insurance for overseas students coming to the United Kingdom at the invitation of the British Government.

Mr. Neil Marten

Costs to the aid programme arising from the implementation of charges for hospital treatment recently announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services cannot be assessed precisely but I do not expect them to exceed £½ million annually. I am considering whether it will be more cost-effective to meet actual charges as they arise rather than to have recourse to an insurance scheme.