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Youth Mobility Scheme

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 13 July 2026UIN 16701

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will consider the implementation of enabling powers within the European Partnership Bill to support a future UK-EU youth mobility scheme for young professionals.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The European Partnership Bill will provide a framework of powers to ensure agreements with the European Union can be implemented now and in the future.

Any youth experience scheme with the EU would provide a dedicated immigration pathway for young people from the EU, and young British citizens, to study, work, travel, and switch between these activities. We anticipate that such a scheme would be implemented through changes to the Immigration Rules, rather than via enabling powers within the European Partnership Bill.

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