HC Deb 19 May 1988 vol 133 cc537-8W
19. Mr. Madden

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received about the arrangements for processing British citizenship applications.

Mr. Renton

I have received a number of representations about the time taken to acknowledge applications for registration submitted before 31 December 1987, and about the time taken to consider citizenship applications generally. These delays are very much regretted, but we are dealing with this formidable task in the manner I described earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond and Barnes (Mr. Hanley) and the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South-East (Mr. Turner).

37. Ms. Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to deal with the backlog of applications for British citizenship.

40. Mr. Jim Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the number of applications for British nationality still being processed by Lunar house.

Mr. Renton

I refer the hon. Members to the reply I gave earlier to the questions from my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond and Barnes (Mr. Hanley) and the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, South-East (Mr. Turner).

55. Mr. Nellist

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he now expects to acknowledge the applications made before 31 December 1987 for registration as a British citizen; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Renton

All such applications have now been acknowledged.