HC Deb 15 March 1982 vol 20 c20W
Mrs. Dunwoody

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he has had discussions with the British Medical Association or the Royal College of General Practitioners with a view to installing new machinery for charging overseas patients who visit general practitioners for treatment.

Mr. Fowler

Consultations have taken place with these two bodies on the proposals to charge overseas visitors but no new machinery of this type is called for by the decisions I announced on 22 February.