European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Debate
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Carol Monaghan
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European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
Carol Monaghan ExcerptsWednesday 8th February 2017
(7 years, 3 months ago)
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Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West) (SNP)
EU-national workers in science and research are key to research and industry in our society. We should be begging those world-class researchers to stay. We should be bending over backwards instead of using them as bargaining chips, because we are damaging good will and how they feel valued in our society.
Joanna Cherry
Indeed. My hon. Friend takes great interest in teaching, research and science, which was her own field before she came to Parliament. Many Scottish universities, including Herriot-Watt and Napier in my constituency, are extremely concerned about the brain drain that could occur as a result of the failure to reassure EU nationals living in the UK about their rights. With that, I repeat my support for the SNP’s amendment 54 and new clause 141 in relation to Gibraltar.