The Common Travel Area and the special status of Irish citizens in the UK
The UK and Ireland have a long-running agreement on free movement and residence for each other's citizens.
A Westminster Hall debate on the “EU settlement scheme in relation to looked after children and care leavers” has been scheduled for Tuesday 3 September 2019 at 11:30. The debate was nominated by the Backbench Business Committee and Steve McCabe MP, Tim Loughton MP and Stuart C McDonald MP.
EU Settlement Scheme and looked-after children and care leavers (261KB PDF)
The library has produced a debate pack for this debate which is available to download below.
EU Settlement Scheme and looked-after children and care leavers (261KB PDF)
The UK and Ireland have a long-running agreement on free movement and residence for each other's citizens.
Many constituents are asking how refugees can get permission to come to the UK through the UK Resettlement Scheme or the forthcoming community sponsorship routes.
Limited local data is available on international migration in the UK. Instead, most statistics are published at national level.