§ Dr. StarkeyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in each of the last five years, how many applications for naturalisation were(a) made, (b) decided on and (c) outstanding at the year end; and what was the average time taken to process an application in each year. [106046]
§ Mrs. RocheThe information requested for naturalization applications is given in the table.
Year Applications received Decisions (grants and refusals) Outstanding at year end Average waiting time (months) 1995 19,736 31,143 1n/a 13.6 1996 26,134 33,084 1n/a 14.8 1997 22,365 26,199 1n/a 16.8