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Written question asked by Baroness Coussins (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 15 November 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 November 2016. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 November 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.

Migrant Workers: Teachers

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to guarantee the residence status of non-UK EU nationals who are currently employed as teachers of modern foreign languages in British schools and universities, following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.

Answer

While the UK remains in the EU, EU national teaching staff will continue to have the same rights and status that they had before the referendum. The Prime Minister has been clear that she wants to protect the status of EU nationals already living and working in the UK after the UK leaves the EU, and the only circumstances in which that wouldn’t be possible is if British citizens’ rights in other EU Member States were not protected in return.

There are a number of options as to how EU migration might work once we have left. We are considering various options and it would be wrong to set out further positions at this stage.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3194
Session
2016-17
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Languages EU nationals Migrant workers Teachers Brexit
Link
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