Select committee: European Affairs Committee
Recommendation 39
1st Report - Citizens’ Rights
Published 23 Jul 2021
Paragraph 193
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
It is clear there are problems in identifying accurately how many UK citizens are resident in some Member States and where exactly they live. We urge the EU Commission and the UK Government to do all that they can, when engaging with Member States on citizens’ rights, to ensure that host countries do not miss sections of their own UK national populations. The UK government should also engage with the EU Commission as the monitoring authority within the EU. This engagement should continue after the expiry of constitutive Member States’ deadlines: missed UK citizens may only be identified at this time, with serious consequences for the individuals concerned.
From: European Affairs Committee, 1st Report - Citizens’ Rights, paragraph 193, 23 July 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 19 November 2021 (deadline 23 September 2021).