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Offenders: British Nationality

Volume 463: debated on Monday 10 September 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people with convictions for (a) murder and (b) manslaughter were granted British citizenship in each of the last 10 years; (149697)

(2) how many people who had been convicted of (a) drug dealing, (b) possession with intent to supply and (c) other drugs-related offences were granted British citizenship in each of the last 10 years;

(3) how many people who had been convicted of benefit fraud were granted British citizenship in each of the last 10 years;

(4) how many people convicted of racist or racially aggravated crimes were granted British citizenship in each of the last 10 years;

(5) how many people convicted of crimes relating to religious extremism were granted British citizenship in each of the last 10 years;

(6) how many people convicted of violent or sexual crimes involving children were granted British citizenship in each of the last 10 years;

(7) how many foreign nationals with convictions for (a) rape and (b) other sexual assaults were awarded British citizenship in each of the last 10 years;

(8) how many people convicted of (a) reckless driving, (b) dangerous driving, (c) causing death by dangerous driving and (d) offences related to driving under the influence of alcohol were granted British citizenship in each of the last 10 years;

(9) on how many occasions she and her predecessors used their powers of discretion to disregard unspent convictions when foreign nationals have applied for British citizenship in each of the last 10 years.

[holding answers 16 and 17 July 2007]: It would only be possible to answer these questions by reference to the individual files, which would involve disproportionate cost.