Brexit: EU Citizens in the UK

Lord Clark of Windermere Excerpts

Wednesday 16th January 2019 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Williams of Trafford]

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for advance notice of his concern about this. Like any EEA nationals who settled in the UK before 1973, the Italians in Bradford already have indefinite leave to remain and do not need to apply to the EU settlement scheme. They can if they want make a free application to the Windrush scheme for documentation to confirm that status. In any event, the Windrush scheme is open to a person of any nationality who arrived in the UK before 31 December 1988 and believes that they have settled status in the UK.

[Lord Clark of Windermere (Lab)]

My Lords, is the noble Baroness saying that the Italians in Bradford have nothing to worry about?

[Baroness Williams of Trafford]

Yes, my Lords, I am.