Petition · past parliament
Stop Health tourism by making health insurance mandatory for overseas visitors
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Health tourism is estimated to cost the NHS more than £280 million each year
In one example alone £500,000 has been spent on a Nigerian national giving birth to quadtuplets
In one example alone £500,000 has been spent on a Nigerian national giving birth to quadtuplets
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 1 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Feb 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.