§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current cost of applications for (a) naturalisation of foreign nationals, (b) registration of Commonwealth citizens and (c) other registrations; what were the fees for each of the last five years; what are the fees as from April 1982; and what percentage increase these represent over the current fees in each case.
§ Mr. RaisonThe most recent cost figures available relate to the financial year 1980–81. The following table gives them and the other information requested.
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Fees—applications received on or after *Cost (a) (b) (c) (d) †(e) Percentage increase (e) over (d) 1 Oct. 1976 1 Mar. 1978 4 Apr. 1979 1 Apr. 1980 1 Apr. 1982 £ £ £ £ £ £ Naturalisation of a foreign national 257 70 85 90 150 200 33 Registration at discretion of a Commonwealth citizen settled here since 1 Jan. 1973 213 35 65 90 150 200 33 Other registrations of adults 69 25 35 37.50 50 70 40 * Average cost of processing in the financial year 1980–81, whether the application was successful or not. † Fee payable in future at time of application, but refunded if application is unsuccessful. In earlier years fees were payable when a decision had been reached that an application could be granted.