Nationality (Registration) (Hansard, 28 March 1983)

§ Mr. Silvester
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated cost of reducing to £25 the fee for registration of Commonwealth citizens as United Kingdom citizens under the British Nationality Act 1981 in case of (a) persons of retirement age, (b) children and (c) persons in receipt of supplementary benefit.

§ Mr. Waddington
I regret that this information is not available.

§ Mr. Silvester
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated cost of the registration

Table 1

Recorded offences of robbery and other violent theft by ethnic appearance of victim

Metropolitan Police District, 1981 Number of offences

Police District Ethnic appearance of victim^* Total

White-skinned European Dark-skinned European Negroid Indian/Pakistani Chinese/Japanese Arabian/Egyptian Not known Conspiracies and victim details not known

A—(Part) Westminster 158 5 6 11 1 4 0 7 192

B—Kensington and Chelsea 457 35 17 32 5 27 0 8 581

C—(Part) Westminster 449 32 15 31 18 19 4 18 586

D—(Part) Westminster 575 48 17 58 18 35 0 9 760

E—Camden 547 33 16 67 11 5 4 15 698

F—Hammersmith 433 18 20 71 15 14 1 6 578

G—Hackney 1,288 116 77 90 11 3 1 13 1,599

H—Tower Hamlets 488 20 18 89 5 0 0 8 628

I—Heathrow, etc. 36 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 42

J—Waltham Forest, Redbridge, etc 352 10 14 70 2 0 0 15 463

K—Havering, Barking and Newham 511 13 22 165 4 0 0 27 742

L—Lambeth 2,007 105 154 171 7 2 4 43 2,493

M—Southwark 1,057 51 62 83 4 0 4 20 1,281

N—Islington 556 78 30 49 4 2 0 13 732

P—Lewisham and Bromley 1,200 38 37 83 8 2 0 8 1,376

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under the British Nationality Act 1981 of Commonwealth citizens to the latest convenient date; and what is the value of fees paid by applicants over the same period.

§ Mr. Waddington
The British Nationality Act 1981 came into force on 1 January 1983. The cost of applications for registration, including applications by Commonwealth citizens, under the 1981 Act is not yet available. Income from fees received with applications for citizenship is not broken down by category of applicant on receipt of the application but when certificates are issued. Information about the total in fees received in respect of certificates of registration issued to Commonwealth citizens in the financial year 1982–83 is not yet available.

Table 1
Recorded offences of robbery and other violent theft by ethnic appearance of victim
Metropolitan Police District, 1981	Number of offences
Police District	Ethnic appearance of victim^*	Total
	White-skinned European	Dark-skinned European	Negroid	Indian/Pakistani	Chinese/Japanese	Arabian/Egyptian	Not known	Conspiracies and victim details not known
A—(Part) Westminster	158	5	6	11	1	4	0	7	192
B—Kensington and Chelsea	457	35	17	32	5	27	0	8	581
C—(Part) Westminster	449	32	15	31	18	19	4	18	586
D—(Part) Westminster	575	48	17	58	18	35	0	9	760
E—Camden	547	33	16	67	11	5	4	15	698
F—Hammersmith	433	18	20	71	15	14	1	6	578
G—Hackney	1,288	116	77	90	11	3	1	13	1,599
H—Tower Hamlets	488	20	18	89	5	0	0	8	628
I—Heathrow, etc.	36	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	42
J—Waltham Forest, Redbridge, etc	352	10	14	70	2	0	0	15	463
K—Havering, Barking and Newham	511	13	22	165	4	0	0	27	742
L—Lambeth	2,007	105	154	171	7	2	4	43	2,493
M—Southwark	1,057	51	62	83	4	0	4	20	1,281
N—Islington	556	78	30	49	4	2	0	13	732
P—Lewisham and Bromley	1,200	38	37	83	8	2	0	8	1,376