When talking about the disparity in numbers—there are more than 3 million European citizens here and approximately 1.5 million UK citizens there—is it not the case that the majority of EU citizens here are working and paying taxes and therefore are not covered by this system but are covered by the tax they already pay?
Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill (Changed to Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Bill)
Proceeding contribution from
Philippa Whitford
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 26 March 2019.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill (Changed to Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Bill).
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2017-19
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2019-04-02 10:39:06 +0100
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