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88.
Mr. Hector Hughes
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for naturalisation from persons resident in Scotland and England, respectively, were made to his Department since July, 1945; how many of these were granted; and how many now remain to be dealt with.
Mr. Ede
Separate figures for England and Scotland are not available. The following are the figures for the whole of Great Britain:
Applications for naturalization outstanding on 31st July, 1945, owing to suspension of naturalisation during the war | 15,700 |
Applications received since, to 19th April, 1947 | 21,982 |
37,682 |
Certificates of naturalisation issued since 31st July, 1945. | |
Between 31st July and 31st December, 1945 | 178 |
During 1946 | 4,431 |
Between 1st January and 19th April, 1947 | 4,613 |
9,222 | |
Applications otherwise disposed of (refusal, deaths, etc.) | 964 |
Total | 10,186 |
Outstanding | 27,496 |