§ Mr. Amessasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were naturalised as British citizens from the United States of America in the past five years.
§ Mr. RentonThe number of citizens of the United States of America granted certificates of naturalisation as citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies in 1982 or as British citizens in 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986 were 73, 49, 68, 76 and 77 respectively. The total numbers granted British citizenship, including those entitled to register as such, are published annually in a Home Office statistical bulletin. The edition for 1986 "Citizenship Statistics, United Kingdom 1986" will be published around the end of August.