Speeches

Lord Hylton – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hylton on 2016-06-27.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the EU referendum, what is the current position of the British members of the European Parliament.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

While the UK remains a member of the EU, we retain the rights and obligations of membership.

British members of the European Parliament were elected to serve their constituents and will be able to do so until the UK leaves the EU.