§ Mr. Garel-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will dispense with the requirement to advertise in the press applications for naturalisation, or discretionary registration, under the British Nationality Act 1948.
§ Mr. WhitelawYes. I have decided that in future advertisements will not be necessary. The requirement to advertise has been in force since 1918. But in view of the very few cases in which advertisements are at present found to be of value I believe that the merits of now dispensing with them, with the consequent saving in cost to applicants, outweigh other considerations.