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Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Act 2019
Summary
This Act sets up legal rules for how the UK arranges healthcare services with European Economic Area countries and Switzerland. It allows British citizens to get medical treatment in these countries (and vice versa) and makes sure the NHS can cooperate with these nations' health systems after the UK left the EU.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means backing arrangements that allow British people to access healthcare services in European Economic Area countries (like Norway and Iceland) and Switzerland, similar to what they could do as EU members. It also helps ensure that citizens from these countries can receive treatment in the UK.
A vote to oppose means
- —Critics might worry that the Act doesn't guarantee the same healthcare access that existed when the UK was in the EU, especially after Brexit. Some could be concerned about costs to the NHS if more foreign patients use UK hospitals, or that the arrangements might not cover all treatments or emergencies.
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Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading26 Oct 2018
- 2nd reading14 Nov 2018
- Committee stage27 Nov 2018
- Report stage21 Jan 2019
- 3rd reading21 Jan 2019
Lords
- 1st reading22 Jan 2019
- 2nd reading5 Feb 2019
- Committee stage19 Feb 2019
- Report stage12 Mar 2019
- 3rd reading19 Mar 2019
Royal Assent26 Mar 2019
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