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Proceeding contribution from Stephen Timms (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 10 October 2016. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Next Steps in Leaving the European Union.


Next Steps in Leaving the European Union

I agree with the Secretary of State that we need barrier-free access to the single market—no tariff barriers and no non-tariff barriers—but we all know there is a tension between delivering that and restricting free movement. On an all-party visit last month, a German employers’ organisation suggested to us that it might be possible to square the circle by agreeing a redefinition of free movement, so that it applied only to people with a firm job offer in the UK. Are Ministers going to pursue that possibility?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
615 c61 
Session
2016-17
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Conditions of employment EU law Legislation Judgements Treaty on European Union European Court of Justice Brexit
Legislation
European Communities Act 1972
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk