§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will produce publicity material to set out the effect of the British Nationality Act 1981 specifically on immigration status.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe British Nationality Act 1981 has no general effect on the immigraticn status of anyone who is here lawfully. The publicity material already issued deals with the very few special cases where there is such an effect.
§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why leaflets on the provisions of the British Nationality Act were not published until three months after the Act came into force.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe main explanatory leaflet BN1 was published on 27 September 1982, three months before the Act came into force and two months after the commencement day was announced. It was then translated into five minority languages and these versions were published in February 1983. The other 12 explanatory leaflets giving detailed information about various provisions of the Act were published in October and November 1982.