§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the total costs in 1982–83 of administering citizenship applications; and what were the costs of (a) police and immigration service charges, (b) staff and accommodation costs and (c) other costs.
§ Mr. WaddingtonInformation in the precise form requested is not available, but in the financial year 1982–83 the costs of dealing with applications for citizenship were:
£ million Nationality division staff, accommodation and common services 2.96 Enquiries by police and immigration service 1.56 Total 4.52