asked Her Majesty's Government:How many applications for citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies were received in each of the first six months of 1980, how many applications were outstanding on 31st December 1979 and 30th June 1980, and how many staff were in post on 31st December 1979 and 30th June 1980.
The information is as follows:
| 1980 | ||||||
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | |
| Number of applications received | 4,583 | 4,527 | 4,949 | 4,743 | 3,947 | 3,366 |
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many of the applications for citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies received in 1979 and in the first six months of 1980 and how many of the applications outstanding on 30th June 1980 were applications (
a) for naturalisation, ( b) for registration of married women, ( c) for registration of minors, ( d) for registration under Section 6(1), ( e) for registration under Section 5A(1), ( f) for registration under Section 5A(2).
Of the applications for citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies received in 1979 and the first six months of 1980, 9,404 were applications for naturalisation and 65,289 were applications for registration. On 30th June 1980, 10,217 applications for naturalisation and 41,728 applications for registration were outstanding. The detailed breakdown of the figures requested for applications for registration could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.