Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the Government's policy is on ensuring non-EU nationals who are partners of UK nationals and became resident in the UK under EU freedom of movement laws can continue to live in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.

As the Prime Minister has set out, we want to ensure that families who have built their lives together in the EU and UK are able to stay together. The Government’s policy paper “Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU” sets out how it proposes to safeguard the position of EU citizens and their family members who are currently living in the UK under the Free Movement Directive (2004/38/EC) once we leave the EU.