Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following the UK's exit from the EU, EU citizens will be questioned about the purpose of their visit at the UK border; and whether they intend to increase resources at border posts as a result.

The Government’s White Paper, “The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with European Union” published on 2 February makes clear that Brexit must mean control of the number of people who come to Britain from Europe. We will continue to attract the brightest and the best to work or study in Britain but there must be control.

We are working across Government to identify and develop options to shape our future immigration system. As part of that it is important that we understand the impacts of different options on different sectors of the economy and the labour market.

Parliament will have an important role to play in this and we will ensure businesses and communities have the opportunity to contribute their views.

The Prime Minister has also underlined that it would not be right for the Government to give a running commentary on negotiations. It is about developing our own British model so we will not make decisions until we are ready. We will work hard to get the right deal as we conduct our exit negotiations.