Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the European Commission on what action it is taking against member states who have failed to issue, in a timely fashion or at all, necessary documentation to UK citizens residing in the EU.

The Government engages with the European Commission and Member States on a range of issues relating to the rights of British nationals in the EU, including the issuing of documentation to UK citizens residing in the EU. We have consistently raised, both bilaterally with individual Member States and with the European Commission, the need to improve the speed at which documentation is issued in certain Member States. We also raise this issue through the structures created under the Withdrawal Agreement, such as the Specialised Committee on Citizens' Rights. We will raise this issue again at the upcoming Specialised Committee on Citizens' Rights on 14 November.