Oral Answers to Questions

Patricia Gibson Excerpts

Thursday 1st November 2018 Commons Chamber

[David Linden (Glasgow East) (SNP)]

1. Whether he has provided the Prime Minister with legal advice on the rights of EU citizens after the UK has left the EU.

[Patricia Gibson (North Ayrshire and Arran) (SNP)]

5. Whether he has provided the Prime Minister with legal advice on the rights of EU citizens after the UK has left the EU.

[Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East) (SNP)]

9. Whether he has provided the Prime Minister with legal advice on the rights of EU citizens after the UK has left the EU.

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[The Attorney General]

The Prime Minister has indeed guaranteed the rights of those living here who are citizens of the EU. Those guarantees will be fair, generous and comprehensive. The Government are working on the detail now.

[Patricia Gibson]

Earlier this week, the Immigration Minister appeared before the Home Affairs Committee and was questioned about the rights of EU citizens in the event of no deal. Can the Attorney General confirm whether it is true that in the event of no deal, EU citizens who have not applied for settled status will find it impossible to distinguish themselves from new EU arrivals?

[The Attorney General]

I can confirm that that will not be the case.