CHRIS Bryant, the UK's Minister for Europe recently visited Andalucia where he discussed a wide range of issues affecting British citizens moving to and living in Spain. He met with Gaspar Zarrías, Minister of State for Territorial Affairs, and Juan Espadas Cejas, Consejero de Vivienda y Ordenacion de Territorio at the Junta de Andalucia on Sunday at the British Consulate in Malaga. They made a joint annoucement on improving services to British residents in Andalucia.

Chris Bryant said "I'm delighted to announce with Mr Zarrias and Mr Espadas the agreement between UK and the Junta de Andalucía for an Andalucian Civil Servant to give local, informed advice to British citizens in this region."

The Civil Servant will provide advice to the many thousands of British residents living in Andalucía and be able to answer questions on a range of issues such as registration, healthcare and property problems.

The new Civil Servants will be based at the British Consulates in Malaga and Alicante and will be paid for by the Spanish government. "They are Spanish experts in these fields and they know the system inside out" added Bryant.

Chris Bryant MP is the Minister of State for Europe and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He has been the Member of Parliament for Rhondda since 2001 and is the Deputy Leader of the House of Commons.

Chris spent his childhood in Madrid, Bilbao, Cardiff and Cheltenham. He speaks fluent Spanish and describes himself as "a Brit who loves Spain."

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Minister Offers Support to UK Residents
Friday, 12 March 2010
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