Helen Goodman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Goodman on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on work permits and immigration rules for EU citizens working in the NHS, health and pharmaceutical industries after the UK leaves the EU.

David Mowat

My Rt. hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Health and the Home Secretary meet regularly.

Department of Health officials and Home Office officials are working together with officials at the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure that the workforce implications for the National Health Service and care sectors are considered as part of the discussions around leaving the EU.

The Secretary of State for Health and the Prime Minister have made it clear that they wish for EU citizens, including those working in the NHS, health and pharmaceutical industries to remain in the United Kingdom post-Brexit.