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Provide EU citizens living in the UK with reciprocal Health Care

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently, EU citizens residing in the UK benefit via reciprocal arrangements for healthcare - the EU has promised that reciprocal arrangements for UK citizens living in the EU
Please discuss and agree favourable, reciprocal agreements to continue health Cover

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The Government has said that EU citizens living lawfully in the UK on the day the UK leaves the EU will be able to use the NHS, as they do now, after that date. You can find out more here:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/healthcare-for-eu-and-efta-nationals-living-in-the-uk

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Timeline

10 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
17 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Sep 2019

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