Would the Minister be patient one more time? I thank him very much for giving way. Unless the granting of a visa is made dependent on paying the health surcharge, will poor migrants—let us assume that a lot of people wanting to come to this country are coming for a better life and are very strapped for cash—not waive the health charge, or whatever we like to call it, and assume that because they are healthy when they apply for their visa they will never need medical treatment? Is there not a danger that we are forcing people into a situation where they will not be able to receive any medical treatment at all because they will be too poor?
Immigration Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Tonge
(Independent Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 10 March 2014.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Immigration Bill.
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