EU Settlement Scheme Debate
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Lord Lexden
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(5 years, 2 months ago)
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Baroness Williams of Trafford
I thank the noble Baroness for that question. She is right that someone with pre-settled status might forget to apply for full settled status. Of course, they have five years in which to do so—but I will certainly take back her constructive point and respond to her in due course.
Lord Lexden (Con)
How are the Government getting on in safeguarding the position of our fellow country men and women living in other European Union countries?
Baroness Williams of Trafford
My noble friend is right to point that out. The UK has given that comfort to any EU citizen and I hope that, through the negotiations, our citizens living in the EU will have similar comfort.