§ 27. Sir George Broadbridgeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is satisfied that the large number of applications by aliens for naturalisation do not amount in any way to a menace to public security; and what attitude he is adopting with regard to such applications?
§ The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Herbert Morrison)Since July, 1940, the policy has been to suspend all applications for naturalization except those from women who have lost British nationality by marriage and a few applications from individuals whose immediate naturalization is required in the national interest for special purposes connected with the war effort. The total number of certificates granted in such special cases does not amount to 50 in the last three years.
§ Commander Locker-LampsonIs the British policy of using aliens not the right one? Ought we not to fight to the last foreigner?