Petition · past parliament

Put a stop to Health Tourism.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

The NHS is overstretched and needs to use its resources as effectively as possible. This means we need to make sure the people who should be paying for their health treatment, are paying for it (i.e Non UK citizens who are not paying UK Tax or NI contributions)
We need this issue taken seriously as previous half hearted measures have simply not worked. Our NHS is in crisis and this is one of the major factors.

Emergency treatment is the only time when this should not apply, because we have to stay a passionate country. But minor injuries and surgery should always be charged when the patient is not a UK Tax and National Insurance payer.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

3 Feb 2017 Petition opened for signatures
6 Feb 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Feb 2017

Follow this petition

Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.

Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.