§ 22. Mr. Rees-Williamsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applicants there are for naturalisation who are alien ex-Service-men, formerly serving in the British or Allied forces; and what priority is given to the applications of such men.
§ Mr. EdeAs I announced last November when naturalisation was resumed, priority is being given to those who are serving or who during the war served as members of His Majesty's Forces. The number of those who have applied for naturalisation is about 7,000, about 4,600 of whom have by now been released from the Forces.