§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for citizenship were under consideration at the end of January; and how this compares with figures for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe number of applications for citizenship under consideration at the end of January was 64,092.
The number of applications under consideration at the end of January in each of the preceding five years was as follows:
January: Number 1983 63,582 1982 69,049 1981 57,652 1980 47,833 1979 35,551