§ Lord John Hopeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the number of applications for naturalisation now submitted; and the country of origin of the applicants.
§ Mr. EdeThe number of applications awaiting consideration is about 16,000. I regret that the information asked for in the second part of the Question is not available, but a summary of the nationalities of applicants to whom certificates are granted is contained in the annual returns presented to Parliament