{"value":{"id":514176,"memberId":4538,"member":null,"memberRole":"The Advocate General for Scotland","uin":"HLWS660","dateMade":"2016-04-20T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","title":"Commission proposal for a negotiating mandate for an EU readmission agreement with Jordan ","text":"<p>My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (James Brokenshire) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:</p><p>The Government has decided not to opt in to a Council Decision (12137/15) authorising the opening of negotiations on an agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (hereafter referred to as Jordan) on readmission.</p><p>EURAs ensure reciprocal procedures for the identification, documentation and return of persons illegally entering or remaining in EU Member States. We decide whether to participate in EURAs on a case by case basis, depending on the priority we attach to the country concerned in terms of numbers of immigration returns and the degree to which we enjoy a good bilateral relationship with that country.</p><p>Jordan is not an immigration returns priority for the UK (there were only four enforced returns from January to September 2015), and our returns process is excellent; Jordan is a country to which we return on EU Letters (this is easier because we do not need to obtain a travel document if we have strong supporting evidence of nationality). We would not enjoy an operational advantage if we were to change our bilateral arrangements for conducting returns to Jordan.</p>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":514171,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2016-04-20T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/514176","method":"GET"}]}