EUROPEAN UNION MIGRANTS AND BENEFITS

Motion Text

That this House shares the view of the European Commission that the Government has completely failed to provide evidence that the UK benefits system is being abused by European Union migrants; rejects the Government's claim that there is a pull factor attracting EU citizens to this country to claim benefits; notes that there are 2.3 million EU residents in Britain of which only 60,000 are claiming jobseeker's allowance; further notes that EU nationals are net contributors to the UK benefits system; and rejects the Prime Minister's view that EU regulations are a handicap for businesses.