asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the waiting times for the processing of British nationality applications made under Section 4B of the British Nationality Act 1981 and the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997 respectively on the Home Office Immigration and Nationality Directorate “Applying for British nationality” website.[HL7642]

The average waiting time for processing applications under Section 4B of the British Nationality Act 1981 currently stands at 11 weeks. It is not possible to obtain this information in respect of applications under the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997 except by examining individual case records at disproportionate cost.

The information on waiting times shown on the Home Office IND website does not discriminate between applications made under different sections of the British Nationality Act 1981 and does not currently include applications made under the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will make inquiries into the reasons for any mistakes made in British citizenship certificates recently issued under the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997.[HL7645]

I refer the noble Lord to the reply I gave him in HL7531.