Brexit: EU Citizenship Debate

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Brexit: EU Citizenship

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Local Welfare Assistance
Monday 11th December 2017

(7 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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My Lords, all noble Members make important points in this House.

Earl of Clancarty Portrait The Earl of Clancarty (CB)
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My Lords, is the Minister aware that an arrangement such as this would be hugely beneficial to many working in the creative industries, for whom free movement around Europe is essential?

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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If the noble Earl means the proposal suggested by the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, I have said that we are happy to entertain proposals in this area. But I think it would be extremely difficult for the EU to concede that citizens from non-EU member states would have citizenship.

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