§ Mr. HowardTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects to make an announcement on the issue of British citizenship for residents of overseas territories. [50943]
§ Mr. Tony Lloyd[holding answer 17 July 1998]: The Government are looking at the issue sympathetically, but more work needs to be done before any announcement 491W can be made. The results of this review will be made public in the forthcoming White Paper on the Overseas Territories.