To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 7 December (WA 87), what were the average annual healthcare payments made by and to Germany since the system commenced. [HL694]

The available information is set out in the following table. Comparable information for previous years is not available.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 7 December (WA 87), what were the average annual healthcare payments made by and to (a) France, and (b) Spain, in each of the last three years; what were the respective totals since the system commenced; and whether they will withhold further payments until a review of the calculation system is agreed with those countries. [HL746]

Under European Union Regulations (1408/71) European Economic Area (EEA) member states reimburse each other for the cost of providing healthcare to each other's tourists, workers, pensioners and the dependants of both groups. Under these regulations, payments are either made on an actual or average cost basis, and cannot be withheld.

The following tables show the average annual payments for the past three years made by and to France and Spain.

The following tables show the actual cash payments by and to France and Spain for the past seven years. Comparable information for previous years is not available.