§ Mrs. Jegerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what parental qualifications of nationality are required by applicants for jobs in the Passport Office.
§ Mr. LuardThe normal nationality requirements of the Civil Service Commission General Regulations 1978 stipulate that to be eligible for appointment to a situation under the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, other than in the Diplomatic Service, both a candidate's parents must have been British subjects—citizens of the United 511W Kingdom and Colonies—Commonwealth citizens or citizens of the Irish Republic from birth.