Migrant Workers: Clergy

(asked on 3rd April 2019) - View Source

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Ireland about its ability to host for indefinite periods seconded clergy from (a) Poland and (b) other EU Member States after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.


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John Penrose Portrait
John Penrose
This question was answered on 11th April 2019

The Home Office is the lead Department in relation to these issues. I understand that the Minister of State for Immigration wrote to faith leaders in mid-December, setting out both the detail and rationale for the changes and guidance is currently being prepared.

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