HC Deb 03 April 1980 vol 982 cc413-4W
Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how the question of allegiance is resolved when citizens of the Republic of Ireland enlist or are commissioned in Her Majesty's Forces.

Mr. Hayhoe

The rules for entry into the Armed Forces take account of the special position of citizens of the Republic of Ireland in the United Kingdom under section 3 of the British Nationality Act 1948 and the provisions of the Ireland Act 1949. Loyalty to the Crown is an essential pre-requisite for entry to the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom.

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