§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any plans to introduce legislation or take other steps to tackle mortgage fraud.
§ Mr. John PattenNo. There is no reason to suppose that police powers and the existing criminal law are inadequate for this purpose.
§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any information on increases in mortgage fraud; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenI am aware that the fraud squad of the Metropolitan police has set up a special team to deal with this matter.
British Nationality Act 1981: Applications granted Date Adult registration Minor registration Naturalisations 1987 April 1,990 539 982 May 2,742 619 1,224 June 3,234 855 1,347 July 3,178 852 1,361 August 2,737 541 1,251 September 2,956 649 1,488 October 3,047 595 1,607 November 3,307 626 1,752 December 4,102 624 1,686 1988 January 5,149 706 1,518 February 4,370 485 1,115 March 3,749 444 1,077 Note: All figures are provisional.
§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what income the nationality division of his Department received in nationality fees in each month since April 1987.
§ Mr. RentonFor the required information in respect of 1987, I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to a question from the hon. Member for Islington, North (Mr. Corbyn) on 11 January 1988 at column11.