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Immigration (Health Charge) Order 2015

Yes, my Lords, it is, so I will not pursue the point that I was making before.

As regards how we arrived at the figures—the noble Baroness talked about the surcharge raising £195 million —that excludes the cost of administering the scheme, which is why the figures probably seem a little anomalous to her. All temporary migrants subject to the surcharge

will have to pay it or they will not be granted a visa or permission to stay. Basically, there will not be evasion of the charge.

The noble Baroness also talked about the fact that in the impact assessment there is a mention of increased employment opportunities for UK nationals. That reflects a situation where the introduction of the health charge results in a modest decrease in the number of foreign nationals coming here.

I hope that I have answered all the noble Baroness’s questions. I thank my noble friend—

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Reference

760 cc200-1GC 

Session

2014-15

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords Grand Committee
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