HC Deb 07 November 1989 vol 159 c500W
Mr. Baldry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long on average it is taking to process applications for British naturalisation; and when he would expect an application lodged in March 1988 to be resolved.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The average time taken to complete applications for naturalisation during September 1989 was 24 months. It is not possible to give a reliable estimate of the average time likely to be taken to complete applications received at any particular date.