Brexit: Immigration Debate
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Lord Wallace of Saltaire
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(6 years, 7 months ago)
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Lord Callanan
It would be very dangerous for a Minister to stand at this Dispatch Box and speak with certainty about computer systems. However, I am sure that, as we speak, the best brains in the land are getting to work to put in place a robust system that will work properly and efficiently in the future.
Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD)
My Lords, the noble Lord has just said that we will not have the new immigration system until the end of the implementation period. Is he implying that freedom of movement will continue during that period, so that that is another area where, in effect, there will be a standstill agreement until the end of 2020?
Lord Callanan
Yes. Freedom of movement will continue during the implementation period subject to a registration system.