To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much in healthcare costs has been reclaimed through the European Health Insurance card in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of that sum was attributable to expenditure on (a) pharmaceutical products, (b) emergency care and (c) surgery in each such year. (279219)

The following table shows the amounts claimed and estimates of claims yet to be submitted by the United Kingdom against other European economic area (EEA) member states for each of the last seven calendar claim years. Comparable information prior to 2002 is not available. The amounts are combined claims for temporary visitors (via European health insurance cards), posted workers (via E106 forms) and referrals for treatment in other EEA countries (via E112 forms). Due to the nature of the claims system between member states, it is not possible to disagreggrate these data by either type of claim or type of treatment. The figures in the following table reflect the fact that EEA medical costs are typically submitted by EEA member states (including the UK) one to three, and sometimes more, years in arrears.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the Government have paid to other EU member states under the European Health Insurance Card scheme in each of the last 10 years. (279265)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 26 January 2009, Official Report, columns 228-30W.