Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to ensure that members of the Roma community who are citizens of EU countries and living in the UK are able to establish their right to remain in the UK after Brexit.

The Home Office is putting in place measures to ensure that the settlement scheme is accessible to all prospective applicants.

There will be new arrangements to provide both direct support from the Home Office, and indirect support through third parties. The support will include: ‘assisted digital’ support for those that cannot access or aren’t confident with technology; a range of translated content when the scheme opens fully in March; and policy provisions to ensure that the Home Office can consider a wide range of evidence of residence.

The Home Office has established a user group of external stakeholders including representation of the Roma community, to ensure the right support arrangements are in place.