§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when Mr. Fereidoun Sadeghilakhtaki applied for British citizenship (H.O. Ref: 51 10/12/87); when a decision is to be taken on his application; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydMr. Sadeghilakhtaki applied for British citizenship in December 1987. Inquiries on the case started in October 1989. Our request to Mr. Sadeghilakhtaki for his passport, marriage certificate and other evidence received no response. An inquiry from the Bradford citizens advice bureau in May this year about the case indicated that Mr. Sadeghilakhtaki had moved to a different address. We are now asking again to see the necessary documentation, and a decision on the case should be possible as soon as we have received and examined this evidence.