§ Wing-Commander Jamesasked the Home Secretary how many applications for naturalisation were refused during 1938; how many persons granted naturalisation during the last five years have been convicted of offences; and how many certificates of naturalisation have been revoked during that period?
§ Sir J. AndersonThe number of applications for naturalisation refused in 1938 was 136. No notification is ordinarily received in my Department when a naturalised person has been convicted of an offence, unless the conviction renders the holder of the certificate liable to loss of his British nationality, i.e. when he has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than 12 months, or to a term of penal servitude, or to a fine of not less than £100. During the five years ending December 31st, 1938, a total of six certificates have been revoked. Only one of these was revoked as a result of a conviction.