Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reason is for the invalidation of permanent residence documents after 31 December 2020.

In either a deal or no deal scenario, permanent residence (and other) documents which confirm a right to reside under Directive 2004/38EC (the Free Movement Directive) will cease to be valid when EU law ceases to apply. However, EU citizens and their family members who have a documented right of permanent residence can exchange this for settled status free of charge.