Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with his Norwegian counterpart on the status of Norwegian citizens living in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.

As I confirmed in my oral statement to the House on 21 June, we intend that the EU Settlement Scheme will be open to citizens of the other European Economic Area states (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and Switzerland, and their family members, on a similar basis as for EU citizens. This will enable Norwegian citizens to easily secure and, in due course, demonstrate their status in the UK.

We have been working closely with EEA Member States to ensure that their citizens in the UK benefit from the same arrangements as EU citizens under the draft Withdrawal Agreement published in March, and we expect this offer to be extended on a reciprocal basis to nationals of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.