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1692243

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what use, if any, has been made of the power in section 66 of the Immigration Act 2014 to deprive naturalised citizens of their British citizenship even when the consequence is to render them stateless; and what assessment they have made of the utility of that power.
	tabling member printed	Lord Anderson of Ipswich
	uin	HL2788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The power to deprive an individual of British citizenship under section 40(4A) of the British Nationality Act 1981 has not been used since its introduction in July 2014. Following the first statutory review of the power, which was published in April 2016, a further review will be undertaken within 12 months of the power first being used.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 12/03/2024 15:20:17 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4705 label Biography information for Lord Anderson of Ipswich

1400110

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 7 October 2020 (HL8400), how many orders have been made under section 40(4A) of the British Nationality Act 1981, depriving a person of citizenship in circumstances where that person is rendered stateless; and when the next review of that power under section 40B of the British Nationality Act will be commissioned.
	tabling member printed	Lord Anderson of Ipswich
	uin	HL5078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The power to deprive an individual of British citizenship under section 40(4A) of the British Nationality Act 1981 has not been used since its introduction in July 2014. As circumstances have not changed since the first statutory review of the power was published in April 2016, a further review of the power will be undertaken within 12 months of the power first being used.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/03/2022 16:12:31 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4705 label Biography information for Lord Anderson of Ipswich

1400109

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when information relating to the use of deprivation of citizenship orders under section 40(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, and (3) 2021, will be published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Anderson of Ipswich
	uin	HL5077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>Figures for numbers of conducive deprivation orders, which are made under Section 40(2) of the 1981 British Nationality Act, have been published as part of the HM Government Transparency Report: Disruptive and Investigatory Powers. Four reports have been published to date in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2020 which provide the number of deprivation of citizenship orders made up until the end of 2018.</p><p>A further publication which includes the more recent data is due to be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/01/2022 17:27:41 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4705 label Biography information for Lord Anderson of Ipswich

1400108

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were deprived of their citizenship under section 40(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 for each year from 2010 to 2018, broken down by (1) the grounds upon which those deprivation orders were made, (2) whether or not the individual had previously been granted refugee status, discretionary leave or humanitarian protection in the UK, (3) whether or not the individual was under the age of 18, and (4) whether the individual was in the UK at the time of the deprivation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Anderson of Ipswich
	uin	HL5076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>Figures for numbers of conducive deprivation orders, which are made under Section 40(2) of the 1981 British Nationality Act, have been published as part of the HM Government Transparency Report: Disruptive and Investigatory Powers. Four reports have been published to date in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2020 which provide the number of deprivation of citizenship orders made up until the end of 2018.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Individuals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em><br> </em>Figures are provided on an annual basis and we do not break those figures down further into sub-categories.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/01/2022 17:24:48 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4705 label Biography information for Lord Anderson of Ipswich

1400111

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many appeals against deprivation of citizenship orders under section 40(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 have been made in each of the last five years; and how many of those appeals were upheld.
	tabling member printed	Lord Anderson of Ipswich
	uin	HL5079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>Figures for numbers of conducive deprivation orders, which are made under Section 40(2) of the 1981 British Nationality Act (BNA 1981), have been published as part of the HM Government Transparency Report: Disruptive and Investigatory Powers. Four reports have been published to date in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2020 which provide the number of deprivation of citizenship orders made up until the end of 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Figures are provided on an annual basis and we do not break those figures down further into sub-categories. However, data on the number of people who appealed against a deprivation of British citizenship decision under both Section 40(2) and 40(3) of the BNA 1981 has been published. The table shows a breakdown by year of appeals lodged between 05/03/2011 and 31/12/2018 against deprivation decisions and orders.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of people who lodged an appeal</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>252</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The following notes should be considered when viewing this data:</p><p> </p><ol><li>These statistics have been taken from a live operational database. As such, numbers may change as information on that system is updated.</li><li>Data extracted on 17/05/2021.</li><li>Date relates to the number of people who lodged an appeal between 05/03/2011 and 31/12/2018 against a decision made on a deprivation case.</li><li>Data relates to main applicants only.</li></ol><p> </p><p>A number of the appeals in relation to deprivations under Section 40(2) of the BNA 1981 are ongoing. Therefore, we are unable to provide a partial figure of upheld appeals whilst litigation is ongoing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/01/2022 17:23:30 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4705 label Biography information for Lord Anderson of Ipswich

1400112

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of people in each of the last five years who would have been deprived of their citizenship if there had been no requirement to give prior notification.
	tabling member printed	Lord Anderson of Ipswich
	uin	HL5080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>Prior to the recent High Court decision in the case of D4, the relevant regulations governing service of notice in deprivation cases, provided adequately for a variety of situations, meaning that there had been no cases where the notification requirement had prevented deprivation action from taking place.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/01/2022 17:19:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4705 label Biography information for Lord Anderson of Ipswich

1237298

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards arranging for the report into citizenship removal resulting in statelessness over the three-year period to 29 July 2018 that is required by section 40B of the British Nationality Act 1981.
	tabling member printed	Lord Anderson of Ipswich
	uin	HL8400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The report required by Section 40B of the British Nationality Act 1981 relates to the Secretary of State’s use of the power to deprive an individual of British citizenship under section 40A(4A), which to date has not been used.</p><p>The next review of the power will be commissioned once a suitable person has been identified to undertake the review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/10/2020 16:36:59 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4705 label Biography information for Lord Anderson of Ipswich