asked Her Majesty's Government:How many persons who applied for naturalisation as citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies were refused in each of the years from 1975 to 1979 inclusive, and in each of those years, how many of those refused were advised they should not re-apply for at least two years.

The figures are as follows:

	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Number of persons refused naturalisation	477	450	343	222	556

Information as to how many were advised that they should not re-apply for at least two years could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.