§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for British citizenship under section 4(5) of the British Nationality Act 1981 have been(a) made, (b) granted and (c) refused; and how many of those granted have been on the grounds of service in the armed forces.
§ Mr. RentonThe information covering the period January 1983 to June 1988 is as follows:
Servicemen Others Total Received 47 498 545 Granted 46 7 53 Refused — 485 485 Withdrawn 1 — 1 Still under consideration — 6 6 Note: The numbers in the first column are former service men in Hong Kong as described in the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham, East (Mr. Moynihan) on 23 April 1986 at columns147–48.