§ 83. Mr. D. Marshallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in the United Kingdom have become naturalised during 1946.
§ Mr. EdeThe total number of certificates of naturalisation issued during 1946 is 4,431, of which 3,314 were issued in the last six months, when the preliminary work done in the early part of the year began to produce its full results. I will circulate the figures giving the number for each month of 1946.
Certificates of Naturalisation granted from 1st January, 1946 January … … … 78 February … … … 78 March … … … 140 April … … … 175 May … … … 266 June … … … 380 July … … … 443 August … … … 394 September … … … 652 October … … … 536 November … … … 496 December … … … 793 4,431