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Proceeding contribution from Lord West of Spithead (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. It occurred during Debate on Asylum: EUC Report.

Asylum: EUC Report

If my understanding is correct, once someone is a European citizen, he has freedom to move. That is correct—I accept that. I misunderstood the noble Lord. The Government’s approach to these directives is well balanced and in the national interest. However, we have not yet taken a final decision on the opt-in and will reflect very carefully on the points that have been made tonight. We will also, of course, communicate our decision to the European Union Committee—

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
716 c498 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Appeals Asylum Families EU law Parliamentary scrutiny Standards Detention centres EU immigration Treaty of Lisbon European Union Committee
Link
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