§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applicants for UK citizenship in each year since 1990 were turned down because they had an inadequate grasp of English. [129614]
§ Mrs. RocheInformation is not available in the form requested for the years 1990–94.
The number of applications refused for an insufficient knowledge of English between 1995 and June 2000 (the latest month for which information is available) are shown in the table.
Year Total 1995 23 1996 27 1997 46 1998 53 1999 27 20001 12 1As of 30 June