Published by admin January 22nd, 2008
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Medical Treatments Abroad: France
Mr. Streeter: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will extend the E106s of British citizens currently living abroad in France, so they will not have to obtain private medical insurance to access healthcare following a change in French law. [177912]
Dawn Primarolo: Under European Union regulations if someone moves to another European Economic Area country to live they are entitled to health care paid for by the United Kingdom in the following circumstances only:
they are in receipt of a UK state pension or other exportable benefit (an E121 will be issued by the UK)
they are posted abroad by a UK employer and still pay tax and national insurance in the UK (an E106 will be issued by the UK).
In addition the UK does under certain circumstances pay the health care costs for a limited period of those people who move abroad before they are in receipt of their pension. (An E106 will be issued by the UK). There are no plans to extend this entitlement.
Commenting on the reply, Gary Streeter MP, Chairman of the Conservative Party International Office said:
“I am once again disappointed by the response the minister has given. It is unacceptable that Labour Government is not prepared to extend the E106s of British citizens living in France, who when their E106 expires, may be financially crippled by the cost of private medical insurance. Conservatives Abroad will continue to pressure the government to make sure that the French Government allow ‘inactifs’ to enter the system who were already resident in France before the changes in the law were made.
Published by admin December 11th, 2007
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British citizens living in France continue to face an anxious wait to find out how changes in the French healthcare system will affect them.
A note on the Department of Health website seemingly offered hope to expats currently paying into the system; however the note withdrawn whilst they wait for Foreign and Commenwealth Office approval.
Commenting on the news, Gary Streeter, Chairman of the Conservative Party International Offcie said:
“It is disappointing that a glimmer of hope has been withdrawn. The Labour Government must do more to make sure that information regarding these changes is released quickly, and Britons living in France do not face an uncertain Christmas. Conservatives Abroad will continue to push the Government to make sure that no Briton currently paying into the health system, or in receipt of an E106, will be excluded from the system when the changes are announced.”
Published by admin December 6th, 2007
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We want your suggestions as to what we should ask the Government about the French Healthcare problem. Please leave your suggestions below.
Published by admin November 29th, 2007
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From the Weekly Telegraph:
A dispute over the provision of health cover for Britons living in France will be resolved tomorrow, the health ministry in Paris announced last night. Officials said that “progress” had been made towards resolving the issue, although the final terms were still being discussed.
The French are reported to have agreed to cover those who had registered with CMU, the state health care system, by Sept 30 this year.President Nicolas Sarkozy ended cover for those who have not reached retirement age - 60 for women and 65 for men. The decision would have affected Britons who had retired early and moved to France.The main issue has been whether care should be extended to those who have access to French health care through the British E106 form, but are not yet in the French system.
Whatever the outcome tomorrow Conservatives Abroad will continue to fight for the right of British expats. If it is announced that those living in France currently accessing healthcare using and E106 will be excluded from the system we will continue our campaign to have them included in the system.
Published by admin November 27th, 2007
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It has been brought to our attention that Britons living in France already paying into the CMU will be able to continue to do so. However, the Labour Government must do more to make sure that all those currently living in
France with a valid E106, will be able to access the Healthcare system without needing Private Health Insurance when it expires. It is unacceptable to think that they would allow this to happen.
Conservatives Abroad will continue to pressure the Government to put measures in place to insure that British expats do not find themselves in this position. We will keep you informed on the Conservatives Abroad website when we receive more news.
Published by admin November 27th, 2007
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Dawn Primarolo (Minister of State (Public Health), Department of Health) | Hansard source
The position of British citizens living in France who are covered by European Union reciprocal agreements has not changed and they will still receive state provided healthcare in France. This means that retired people in receipt of United Kingdom state pension are still able to access state healthcare in France.
The changes to the French system affect early retirees from other member states including the UK who are not covered by EU regulations and have not lived in France long enough to meet their residency requirements. It is not known how many people are affected.
Health and social security systems differ in each member state. Who and what is covered is a matter for each individual state in this instance France. There are no plans to negotiate an agreement with France that goes beyond existing ones. It is critical that people consider how they will access healthcare when they move abroad.
We a disappointed by the non-committal answer given by the Minister. The people who are going to be affected by the French Governments decision fully researched how they would access healthcare when they moved abroad to live in France, and it is important to look into how they can remaining the system. Gary Streeter is now calling on the Government to do more to help those who are affected.
Published by admin November 8th, 2007
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will negotiate a reciprocal agreement with the French government to enable retired British citizens living in France to access French healthcare without private medical insuranceTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of British citizens living in
France who will be affected by the French government’s decision to change healthcare law
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice he has received on the legality under EU law of the French government’s decision to change its rules regarding access to healthcare for British citizens
As soon as we have the Governments answers we will post them online
Published by admin November 5th, 2007
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UPDATE: Parliamentary Questions asked by Gary Streeter MP can be viewed here
Published by admin August 30th, 2007
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You can read a report on the Cameron interview on Newsnight, and watch the video, here.
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