division_name: Eu Nationals in the Uk
motion: <p class="indent" pid="b937.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House notes that there are approximately three million nationals of other EU member states living in the UK; further notes that many more UK nationals are related to nationals of other EU member states; rejects the view that these men, women and children should be used as bargaining chips in negotiations on the UK&#8217;s exit from the EU; and calls on the Government to commit with urgency to giving EU nationals currently living in the UK the right to remain.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b938.3/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Since the referendum, I wish I had not come to the UK. Half the population does not want me here. I am tearful at times. If I had the chance I would leave now.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b939.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;I am probably not the&#8230;immigrant everyone fears, but it doesn&#8217;t change the fact that I am an immigrant and I worry for my future.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b939.4/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Downing Street on Monday reiterated that the civil service had not done separate contingency work for the wider process of withdrawal&#8212;something the new team will now lead on.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b941.2/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;It has been suggested that the Government could now fully guarantee EU nationals&#8230;the right to stay, but that would be unwise without a parallel assurance from European Governments regarding British nationals living in their countries&#8221;.&#8212;[Official Report, <phrase class="date" code="2016-07-04">4 July</phrase> 2016; Vol. 612, c. 607.]</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b941.2/6" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;At last night&#8217;s meeting of the 1922 committee Theresa was very clear about the position of EU nationals in Britain, and argued that it was equally important to consider the rights of British nationals living abroad&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b945.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;I have lived and worked here for 16 years. It feels as if 50% of the population in the UK doesn&#8217;t want me here any more. I feel as if a rug has been pulled out from under my feet.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b954.4/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;you remain welcome here, this is your home and your contribution is valued.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b954.4/9" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;needs to be part of the negotiations.&#8221;&#8212;[Official Report, <phrase class="date" code="2016-07-04">4 July</phrase> 2016; Vol. 612, c. 616.]</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b958.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Although times and conditions may have changed, 21st-century newcomers to Canada have retained&#8230;innovative spirit, enriching the communities where they settle and helping to ensure the Canada of tomorrow remains as dynamic as the country of yesterday.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b958.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">Canada&#8217;s strength lies in its diversity. Indeed, the story of Canadian immigration is inseparable from the story of Canada itself.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b958.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;How many newcomers should we welcome to Canada in 2017 and beyond?&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b958.1/8" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Is it important for Canada to continue to show leadership in global migration? If so, how can we best do that?&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b959.0/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;We felt like a hurricane had hit our house&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b968.2/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Since I started teaching here I have seen a radical shift in the composition of the student body&#8212;at last week&#8217;s graduation ceremony there were students from Latvia and Bulgaria receiving degrees in Italian, as well as many young Scots. The free movement of students facilitated by the Erasmus program has meant that I have taught, for example, Italian to English translation to mixed groups of students who have all greatly benefited from the different linguistic backgrounds of their peers... All of this&#8212;and I am not even going to mention European funding for research&#8212;is at risk following the referendum.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b968.2/6" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;I, like all the other EU immigrants that are here, have broken no laws by settling here. I have been here for five years and am proud to call Scotland my home, meanwhile others have been here for decades. Since settling here I have started a long term relationship, taken work, paid tax, and done volunteer work. Like so many others I am happy to contribute to the local community and overall economy.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b969.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;I am a classical musician with a fledgling international career living&#8230;in your constituency and I can see everything I&#8217;ve painstakingly worked for caving in upon me if my right to live and work in the EU is no longer straightforward.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b972.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;We&#8217;re still a member of the EU and the arrangements still continue, so there is no change to their position currently. But of course as part of the negotiation we will need to look at the question of people who are here in the UK from the EU&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b978.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="b978.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 245, Noes 2.</p>