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To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the annual payments in (a) 2007-08, and (b) 2008-09 to the United Kingdom from European economic area countries for reimbursement of healthcare costs for those countries' nationals under EEC regulation 1408/71; and what were the payments from the United Kingdom to those countries under that regulation. [HL5954]
The following tables show the breakdown of actual cash payments received and made by the United Kingdom in the financial years 2007-08 and 2008-09 from non-waiver European economic area (EEA) member states and Switzerland for the reimbursement of healthcare provided under EU regulation (EC) 1408/71.
Financial Year 2007-08 Income received (1) Payment made (1) Country £ £ Austria 0 5,348,641 Belgium 4,691,407 7,500,369 Bulgaria 0 0 Cyprus 0 3,382,342 Czech Republic 0 458,731 Estonia (Waiver) (2) 0 0 Finland (Waiver) (3) 148 16,142 France 2,164,442 185,078,055 Germany 1,119,952 0 Greece 174,608 1,423,728 Hungary (Waiver) (3) 10,658 0 Iceland 41,903 164,675 Ireland 18,205,223 336,631,460 Italy 4,655,086 28,536,965 Latvia 0 371 Liechtenstein 0 2,283 Lithuania 0 8,534 Luxembourg (4) 0 0 Malta (Waiver) (3) 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 Norway (Waiver) (3) 0 0 Poland 0 294,425 Portugal 29,348 6,341,916 Romania 0 0 Slovakia 0 161,829 Slovenia 0 209,447 Spain 106,275 210,762,093 Sweden 951,005 2,478,933 Switzerland 8,726 7,905,347 Total claim income/payment 32,158,781 796,706,285
Financial Year 2008-09 Income received (1) Payment made (1) Country £ £ Austria 29,602 6,189,623 Belgium 2,819,854 6,927,677 Bulgaria 0 24,609 Cyprus 0 14,366,360 Czech Republic 2,260 317,692 Estonia (Waiver) (2) 0 0 Finland (Waiver) (3) 0 21,785 France 5,224,201 166,989,559 Germany 93,980 33,321,972 Greece 864,284 6,976,103 Hungary (Waiver) (3) 8,219 0 Iceland 0 204,753 Ireland 19,559,943 86,490,175 Italy 0 0 Latvia 0 19,175 Liechtenstein 0 7,061 Lithuania 0 21,585 Luxembourg (4) 0 0 Malta (Waiver) (3) 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 Norway (Waiver) (3) 0 0 Poland 0 1,096,101 Portugal 17,531 201,827 Romania 0 1,970 Slovakia 0 389,155 Slovenia 6,425 209,993 Spain 4,225,793 118,360,797 Sweden 280,410 3,301,771 Switzerland 0 5,897,794 Total claim income/payment 33,132,501 451,337,536
Notes:
1. Payments made or received in one year do not necessarily relate to claims for that year nor do they reflect the full value of claims for that year
2. Waiver, except Article 22.1c (patient referral) and Article 55.1a (industrial injury) claims
3. Waiver, except Article 22.1c (patient referral claims)
4. Previously waiver, regulations applied from 30 June 2008
5. Totals for individual countries are rounded to the nearest £1
6. Sub-totals may not add up to rounded overall totals due to rounding
7. Denmark is excluded from the list, as there is a total waiver