§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to amend the British Nationality Act 1981 to restore the principle ofius soli for the acquisition of citizenship. [93654]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienNo. It is our policy to restrict the acquisition of citizenship by birth in this country to children whose parents have real and substantial connections with the United Kingdom. Children born here with non-British citizen or non-settled parents can become British either through residence or when a parent becomes a British citizen or settled here.