§ Lord Wallace of Saltaireasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether British passport holders resident in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are defined as British nationals for European Union purposes; thus giving them free movement within the European Union. [HL2046]
§ Lord Williams of MostynBritish passport holders resident in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man have full British citizenship and right of abode in the United Kingdom. But they benefit from European Union provisions relating to the free movement of persons or services only if they have close ties with the United Kingdom; that is if they, a parent, or grandparent were born or naturalised in the United Kingdom or they have been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom for a period of five years.