PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(11 February 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of debt has been written off by NHS Trusts as a result of overseas visitors in each of the last 12 months.
Asked by:
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
Asked by:
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
Answer
This information is not held in the format requested. The consolidated National Health Service provider accounts for 2023/24 were published by NHS England, and recorded £44 million as written-off from overseas visitors.
The information requested regarding written-off debt for maternity care is not held centrally, and there are no current plans to make an estimate. The consolidated NHS provider accounts for 2023/24 are available at the following link:
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