Holidays Abroad: Health Services

Mr. Evans
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the provision of health care for British citizens who are taken ill whilst on holiday in their countries.

Gillian Merron
[holding answer 19 January 2009]: The Foreign Secretary has had no recent discussions of these issues with his European counterparts.

Mr. Evans
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received from UK organisations on the provision of health care for British citizens who are taken ill whilst on holiday outside the UK.

Gillian Merron
[holding answer 19 January 2009]: We have received no representations from UK organisations on the provision of health care for British citizens taken ill while on holiday overseas.