§ Mr. Tilleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many otherwise Stateless people have been registered in each year since 1964 as citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies under the British Nationality (No. 2) Act 1964; in which countries they resided; and how many of them would become British citizens under clause 9 of the British Nationality Bill when passed.
§ Mr. RaisonThe number of persons registered in each year since 1964 as citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies under the British Nationality (No. 2) Act: 1964 is as follows:
1964 5 1965 50 1966 38 1967 67 1968 42 1969 49 1970 68 1971 75 1972 73 1973 60 1974 99 1975 73 1976 48 1977 60 1978 81 1979 112 Final figures for 1980 are not yet available.
Precise information as to the countries in which these people resided at the time of their registration could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Some indication however is given by the place of registration. Of those registered between 1964 and 1979, 718 were registered in the United Kingdom, which includes applications made from foreign countries, 101 in a dependent territory and 181 in a Commonwealth country by a high commissioner.
It is not possible to say how many of those concerned will become British citizens under clause 9 of the British Nationality Bill, since this depends in most cases on the status of their mothers or the length of their residence, if any, in the United Kingdom when the Bill comes into force and information is not available on these matters.