Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 November 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 November 2006. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 December 2006 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Romania and Bulgaria

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions her Department has held with the Governments of Romania and Bulgaria on the restrictions on migrant workers from those countries; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: Both my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and I met recently with Ministers from Romania and Bulgaria to explain the Government’s decision on migrant workers. Our ambassadors in Bucharest and Sofia have also kept in close contact with their host Governments both before and after the decision was announced. I refer my hon. Friend to the statement made to the House on 24 October 2006, Official Report, columns 82-84WS, by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary on this subject.

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