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British Nationality: Assessments

Volume 472: debated on Monday 3 March 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people took citizenship tests in (a) St. Albans, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) England and Wales in each of the last three years; what the average pass rate was in each year; and if she will make a statement. (189482)

Test results are recorded against the test centre and Government office region where the test is taken, but it is not possible to provide a breakdown of the figures for St. Albans or Hertfordshire.

Candidates may take the test at any test centre and it is known that many candidates take the test at a location convenient to their place of employment rather than their place of residence.

There are two test centres in Hertfordshire, Watford and Stevenage, which fall within the Eastern Government region.

The figures for tests taken in centres in England and Wales are as follows:

Life in the UK tests

2005 (October to December)

2006

2007

England

Fail (Number)

2,107

48,757

88,837

Pass (Number)

5,086

101,137

202,936

Total tests (Number)

7,193

149,894

291,773

Pass rate (Percentage)

70.7

67.5

69.6

Wales

Fail (Number)

10

565

1,370

Pass (Number)

38

1,465

3,473

Total tests (Number)

48

2,030

4,843

Pass rate (Percentage)

79.2

72.2

71.7