Health Services: Overseas Visitors

Mr. Stephen O'Brien
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will publish his review of the rules governing access to the NHS by foreign nationals.

Dawn Primarolo
On 7 March 2007 the Home Office published Enforcing the rules: A Strategy to ensure and enforce compliance with our immigration laws. The DH is working with the Home Office on this review.

When the review is completed, the Home Office will be holding a public consultation in spring 2008.