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European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Of course we will take into account the wishes of young people to move freely, just as we will take into account the wishes of older people to move freely.

We will underwrite successful bids for Erasmus+ submitted while the UK is still a member state, even if payments continue beyond the point of exit. Therefore, applications for funding from UK institutions should continue, and are continuing, as normal.

The noble Baroness, Lady Humphreys, asked me again, as the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, has done in the past, about the issue of associate EU citizenships. Let me make the point to the Liberal Democrats once again—it seems to have difficulty permeating through to them—that the EU treaty provisions state that only citizens of EU member states are able to hold EU citizenship. Therefore, when the UK ceases to be a member of the European Union, British nationals will no longer hold EU citizenship unless they hold dual nationality with another EU member state.

For those reasons, I hope the noble Earl will withdraw his amendment.

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Reference

789 c1747 

Session

2017-19

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House of Lords chamber

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