52. Mr. S. BENNasked the Home Secretary if every certificate of naturalisation granted to an alien has in it this qualification: that he shall not when within the limits of a foregn State, of which he was a subject previous to his obtaining his certificate of naturalisation, be deemed to be a British subject unless he has ceased to be a subject of that State in pursuance of the laws thereof, or in pursuance of a treaty to that effect; and when he intends taking steps to ask Parliament to amend the Naturalisation Act of 1870?
Mr. SAMUELThe Naturalisation Act of 1870 was repealed by the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914, which came into force on 1st January, 1915. Certificates granted since that date do not contain the qualification referred to by the hon. Member.