HL Deb 22 July 1998 vol 592 c110WA
Lord Wallace of Saltaire

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What representations they have made to other European Union member governments about barriers to the recruitment of nationals of European Union states, including the United Kingdom, to academic posts. [HL2861]

Baroness Blackstone

Her Majesty's Government have made no such representations.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether access for British citizens to posts in higher education institutions in other European Union member states is as open as access for citizens of other European Union member states to posts in British higher education institutions. [HL2860]

Baroness Blackstone

Article 48 of the Treaty establishing the European Community requires the abolition of any discrimination based on nationality between workers from EU member states as regards employment. Her Majesty's Government have no reason to believe that the commitment of other member state governments to meeting this obligation is any less strong than their own.