EU (Internal Migration)

HC Deb 08 March 2004 vol 418 cc1319-20W

Mr. Drew

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with EC accession states on internal migration within the EU. [158978]

Mr. MacShane

My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has Informed his colleagues in the 10 accession countries of the UK's policy on the free movement of workers in the EU after I May 2004, as set out by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary in his statement to the House on 23 February 2004,Official Report, columns 23–25.