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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-05more like thismore than 2019-03-05
answering body
Department for Exiting the European Union more like this
answering dept id 203 more like this
answering dept short name Exiting the European Union remove filter
answering dept sort name Exiting the European Union more like this
hansard heading Free Movement of People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Prime Minister has entered into correspondence with the European Council on changing the mandate of the European Commission to allow for the adoption of part two of the Withdrawal Agreement on citizens’ rights under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston and Surbiton more like this
tabling member printed
Sir Edward Davey more like this
uin 228559 more like this
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2019-03-11more like thismore than 2019-03-11
answer text <p>From the very beginning the Prime Minister has been clear that safeguarding the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU was her first priority for negotiations. The best way to guarantee those rights, both for UK nationals in the EU and EU citizens in the UK, is through the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>On 27 February, the House of Commons supported a proposal by Alberto Costa MP which requires the Government to seek a joint UK/EU commitment to preserve the citizens’ rights section of the Withdrawal Agreement, whatever the outcome of negotiations.</p><p><del class="ministerial">The Secretary of State Steve Barclay has now written to the EU’s lead Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, on ring-fencing the Citizens’ Rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement. This letter has also been copied to Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator and shared with the Secretary-General. Copies of the letter have been placed in the libraries of both Houses and it has been published online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/costa-amendment-letter-to-the-eu-institutions" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Secretary of State Steve Barclay has now written to the EU’s lead Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, on ring-fencing the Citizens’ Rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement. This letter has also been shared with Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator and the Secretary General of the European Council. Copies of the letter have been placed in the libraries of both Houses and it has been published online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/costa-amendment-letter-to-the-eu-institutions" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Worcester more like this
answering member printed Mr Robin Walker more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-03-11T16:50:27.41Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-11T16:50:27.41Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2019-03-11T21:37:11.117Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-11T21:37:11.117Z
answering member
4091
label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
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answering member constituency Worcester more like this
answering member printed Mr Robin Walker more like this
answering member
4091
label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
tabling member
188
label Biography information for Ed Davey more like this