EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation

Debate between Dominic Raab and Melanie Onn

Tuesday 24th July 2018 Commons Chamber

[Dominic Raab]

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We want a very clear message for EU nationals in this country: we value them, we welcome them, and not only do we want them to stay but we are making provision to ensure they are secure in their rights. In relation to UK expats abroad, the withdrawal agreement will, in the same way as it does for EU nationals here, provide substantive rights. The Commission will perform the role of the monitoring authority, as set out in the White Paper, and of course it will be incumbent on each individual EU member state to make sure it provides direct access and redress in its courts, in the same way as we are doing in our courts for EU nationals.

[Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby) (Lab)]

One GP has been working in Grimsby since 2004 through the EU diploma equivalence scheme. Is that scheme covered by chapter 2C of the White Paper, and will that GP need to take any action between now and March 2019 to enable her to continue to work freely in our NHS?

[Dominic Raab]

If the hon. Lady wants to write to me about an individual case, I would be happy to take a look.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Dominic Raab and Melanie Onn

Thursday 12th October 2017 Commons Chamber

[Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby) (Lab)]

T5. What discussions has the Minister had with colleagues in the Ministry of Justice about adding misogyny to the list of hate crimes?

[The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Dominic Raab)]

We keep all public order offences under constant review. If the hon. Lady would like to make a submission in relation to that, I would be happy to look at it.