Petition · past parliament
Support NHS. Medical care is not free. Cost important, recover for uninsured
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
I have paid all my life into our NHS system and would never travel abroad without appropriate insurance cover.
It must be a pre-requisite in travelling to the UK shores
It must be a pre-requisite in travelling to the UK shores
Pressures of our NHS are at breaking point. £200m is an approximate figure spent on British taxpayers recovering costs for treated patients without insurance or indeed payment back for treatment.
Time to change
Time to change
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 |
| 8 Feb 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.