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» Thursday, March 3, 2011

Benefits

Asked about reports on Eastern European nationals being able to claim benefits and whether that undermined the Government’s wider policy on immigration, the PMS replied that this was a story relating to a decision taken eight years ago. The PMS said that the restrictions that had been put in place now had to be lifted and that was also happening in Germany and Austria. The Government would apply transitional controls on new EU member states.

Asked what the Government’s position would be when Turkey joined the EU, the PMS said that for new EU member states, we would apply transitional arrangements.

On whether the Government was frustrated with the hand it had been dealt, the PMS replied that it depended on what the outcome of the changes was. Germany and Austria would also be in the same position and it was not necessarily the case that this would result in substantial migration into the UK.

Asked what the cost impact would be, the PMS replied that in the European Union, British nationals were able to claim benefits in other countries and that was the same for nationals of other countries in the UK.

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