Brexit: EU Citizens Debate

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Department: Home Office

Brexit: EU Citizens

Lord Lexden Excerpts
Monday 24th October 2016

(7 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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My Lords, I think that the Prime Minister has been absolutely clear about her position. Obviously, there is a negotiation to be gone through, the timing of which I cannot state to your Lordships’ House because I do not know it, but that will all be determined in due course.

Lord Lexden Portrait Lord Lexden (Con)
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Do the Government intend to seek specific healthcare agreements with members of the European Union? This is a matter of great importance to British citizens, particularly the older ones, living in other EU states.

Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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My Lords, healthcare agreements, as with any other agreements that we might seek through our negotiation with the EU, will all be determined in the fullness of time.