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Written question asked by Lord Rosser (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 July 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 July 2017. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Friday, 14 July 2017 on behalf of the Home Office.


Deportation: EU Nationals

Question

Her Majesty's Government how much lower the EU net migration figure would have been for each of the last five years if EU nationals had been removed from the UK under Article 14(4)(b) of Directive 2004/38 through applying terms of that article in as strict a manner as allowed for under that directive.

Answer

The Government does not hold specific data on the number of EU nationals who may not be exercising Treaty rights as a jobseeker at any one time. Therefore the Government has not tried to predict the impact on migration figures in line with the hypothetical scenario described.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL534
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Deportation EU law EU nationals
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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