Brexit: EU Citizens Debate

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Department: Home Office

Brexit: EU Citizens

Lord Green of Deddington Excerpts
Monday 24th October 2016

(8 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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My noble friend articulates that very well—far better than I could. I will certainly take those points back.

Lord Green of Deddington Portrait Lord Green of Deddington (CB)
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My Lords, perhaps I may help the Minister by asking a different question. Can she tell us which, if any, other Governments in the European Union have issued the kind of guarantee that has been mentioned this afternoon? If they have not given any such indication, why should we?

Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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My Lords, I cannot answer the noble Lord’s question, but maybe that comes back to the previous point that we are leading by example.