Prime Minister's question asked in the House of Commons, by Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party). It was answered on Wednesday, 8 March 2017 on behalf of the Prime Minister.

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Engagements

Question

On International Women’s Day, we wish all campaigners for equality well, including those from the Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign. The cross-party Brexit Committee has recommended that the UK must guarantee the status of EU nationals living in the UK and act unilaterally, if necessary. The Committee went on to say:

“The current process for consideration of permanent residency applications is not fit for purpose and, in the absence of any concrete resolution to relieve the anxiety felt by the estimated three million EU citizens resident in the UK, it is untenable to continue with the system as it stands.”

Given the massive positive contribution that European nationals make to this country, what concrete plans does the Prime Minister have to deal with this matter?

Answer

As the right hon. Gentleman knows, we want to have an early agreement that will enable us to guarantee the status of EU citizens living in the UK, but also we need to guarantee the status of UK citizens living in the European Union. On the process of application, the Home Office is looking at that and at how it can improve the systems and simplify them, which is something that it regularly does.

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Secondary information

Type

Oral question

Reference

622 c801 

Session

2016-17

Oral question type

Supplementary

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber

Subjects

EU nationals Brexit

Link

View this Prime Minister's question on hansard.parliament.uk