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755193

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, with regard to the rights of citizens being negotiated with the EU-27, what progress has been made to date; what are their negotiating red lines; and when they anticipate that those negotiations will conclude.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL1201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>The Citizens’ Rights Working Group completed a technical note that maps the alignment between the EU and UK positions, to prioritise future discussions. It can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-technical-note-on-the-comparison-of-eu-uk-positions-on-citizens-rights" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-technical-note-on-the-comparison-of-eu-uk-positions-on-citizens-rights</a>.</p><p>There is much common ground between the UK’s and the EU’s positions on citizens’ rights. We are both clear that we want to protect the broad range of rights and entitlements currently enjoyed by both EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU. However, there are, naturally, points on which our positions differ.</p><p>We are making a fair and serious offer, and want to reach a reciprocal agreement as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/08/2017 10:51:58 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns attachment 1 file name Joint_technical_note_on_the_comparison_of_EU-UK_positions_on_citizens__rights.pdf title EU-UK joint technical note on citizens' rights
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

750582

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Global High-level Conference on Road Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the offer to UK citizens living in other EU member states made by the EU on 22 May, why the Prime Minister made a separate, and different, offer to EU citizens living in the UK on 22 June; whether they intend to negotiate to bring those two offers into line; and if so, how.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has always been clear that our first priority is to reach agreement on the post-exit position of EU citizens now living in the UK and of UK nationals and living in other EU countries. The UK’s offer on citizens rights is set out in the policy paper “Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU” and seeks to ensure that EU citizens in the UK retain their rights to residence, benefits and pensions, and access to services, including healthcare and education. It makes clear that the UK expects reciprocity for UK nationals living in the EU in return for its offer which we believe is a fair and serious one.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 14:50:16 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

750583

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Roads
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Prime Minister's offer made on 22 June concerning EU citizens living in the UK, in particular the statement that the UK courts would have jurisdiction over the enforcement of those rights, how they intend to ensure that those individual rights will be enforced; whether they intend to legislate to ensure that European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgments relating to citizenship rights following Brexit will be enforceable in the UK courts; whether, and if so how, they intend to ensure that decisions of the UK courts and ECJ in this area do not diverge in terms of their interpretation of the relevant agreements; and whether those matters will form part of the Article 50 withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The agreement on Citizens Right will be enshrined in UK law and enforceable through the UK judicial system, up to and including the Supreme Court. We are also ready to make commitments in the Withdrawal Agreement which will have the status of international law. We are committed to a rules-based international order and the UK takes its responsibilities signed up to via international agreements seriously.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 14:51:27 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

750584

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Solicitors: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have given any consideration to the creation of a new supra-national dispute resolution mechanism relating to the enforcement of the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the the EU following Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that the large majority of ​international agreements involve some form of dispute resolution or enforcement mechanism​ and there are a range of models for dispute resolution mechanisms in international agreements. <br>​We have been clear that we will bring an end to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in the United Kingdom. The dispute resolution mechanisms adopted as part of our future relationship with the EU will be a matter for negotiation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 15:00:15 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

750585

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Solicitors: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to negotiate an agreement relating to the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the EU following Brexit separately to other aspects of the Brexit negotiations; and if so, whether they intend for that agreement to come into force in the event that an overall withdrawal agreement is not reached by March 2019.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear that we want to have reached an agreement about our future partnership, which includes citizens rights, by the time the two-year Article 50 process has ended in March 2019. The rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the EU following exit is of importance to both sides, and we are sure it can be agreed in the time period set out by the Treaty.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 15:01:14 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

750586

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Dementia: Community Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether those EU citizens who have lived in the UK for more than five years, and who have therefore already qualified for permanent residency status, will be treated in the same manner as EU citizens who have not so qualified, for the purpose of applying for any new citizenship status following Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>For the purpose of applying for citizenship, individuals will be required to meet the current eligibility criteria for naturalisation. These include a period of continuous residence, being of good character, and having sufficient knowledge of English and of life in the UK. A person who is married to or the civil partner of a British citizen can apply for naturalisation once settled; others must wait until they have been settled for 12 months.</p><p>Those who are already permanently resident in the UK will be able to apply for citizenship if they meet the statutory requirements.</p><p>Those who are not permanently resident must first apply for settled status. To do so, they must have been resident in the UK before a specified date and have completed a period of five years’ continuous residence. Once they are settled they can apply for British citizenship, if they meet the other statutory requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 25/07/2017 14:36:35 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

511849

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	EU Countries: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government in the event of the UK leaving the EU what advice they plan to give to UK citizens who work or live in EU member states related to their legal rights generally, their rights related to UK pensions and to medical care paid for under the NHS social security system, and their right to travel across EU without the need of visas.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL7609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text UK citizens get a range of rights from our membership of the EU. If the UK were to leave the EU, all of these rights would have to be covered in a successor arrangement. If we left the EU without agreeing what would happen to these rights, it would at the very least bring them into serious question, creating difficulty for UK citizens who relied on them. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2016 14:55:52 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

512792

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why UK citizens who have been resident in other EU member states for more than 15 years who pay taxes and social security in the UK and are treated as domiciled in the UK have been excluded from voting in the referendum on 23 June.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL7681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text The franchise for the EU referendum is based on the current UK Parliamentary franchise and includes British citizens who have lived overseas for fewer than 15 years and were registered to vote before they left the UK. This means that many overseas voters will be able to participate in the referendum and we are supporting the Electoral Commission in their efforts to encourage as many as possible to register to vote. The Government intends to introduce legislation to scrap the 15 year rule as a permanent change to the Parliamentary franchise in due course. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2016 15:03:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

514692

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Public Expenditure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the budget apportioned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is sufficient for the development of the knowledge, understanding and policy sophistication required in respect of the Islamic world.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL7838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is devoting considerable resource to strengthening the organisation’s expertise and skills, including geographical, language and other relevant expertise, such as understanding the Islamic world. The opening of the FCO’s Diplomatic Academy last year has given new impetus and structure to this work. There is a growing range of formal and informal learning in London and throughout the FCO network, including better sharing of knowledge internally and increased access to external expertise. We put time and effort into understanding political trends globally including the “Islamic” element of political Islam. Our online Foundation Level course includes a basic religious literacy module. Our diplomatic missions report regularly on trends in political Islam and our research analyst cadre provide in-depth expertise, analysis and links to academics and think tanks. The FCO's Human Rights and Democracy Department run training courses on religion and foreign policy which serve as a practitioner level religion/foreign policy module for the Diplomatic Academy. We also offer training on contemporary Islam and its role within politics and society in various regional contexts.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 28/04/2016 15:34:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

514693

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Diplomatic Service: Arabic
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many UK Heads of Mission in Arabic-speaking countries speak Arabic.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL7839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>In the Middle East and North Africa region approximately 95 per cent of our Heads of Mission speak Arabic or other local languages (e.g. French or Hebrew).</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 28/04/2016 15:34:43 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley