§ Mr. McNultyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications were made for British Citizenship by non-British nationals under the age 345W of 18 years in (a) 1995, (b) 1996, (c) 1997 and (d) 1998; and how many such applications have been (i) granted and (ii) refused in each of these years. [91289]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienInformation is not available in the form requested.
Applications are not always completed in the year of receipt. The table shows the number of grants and refusals for the years in question.
Year Grants Refusals 1995 8,765 1,285 1996 9,106 1,383 1997 9,364 1,240 1998 11,857 1,169 The refusal figures include many children who were formally recorded as Refused because they were British Citizens already.