HL Deb 23 May 1991 vol 529 cc17-8WA
Lord Molloy

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Why applications for British citizenship can take up to seven years to process.

Earl Ferrers

The average waiting times for those certificates issued in April were 36 months for certificates of naturalisation and 24 months for certificates of registration. If the noble Lord has a particular case in mind and will write letting me have details, I shall examine the matter further.