HC Deb 27 March 1987 vol 113 c284W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Home department why section 8(a) is still included on the passport application form; and what use is made of the information obtained therefrom.

Mr. Waddington

A woman, but not a man, may have acquired, or been exempted from loss of, British nationality directly as a result of an existing or former marriage. Section 8(a) of the passport application form seeks to elicit the information required to establish such a route to citizenship.

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