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date	18/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
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answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many citizens of other countries have been given British citizenship in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL1014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on the numbers of grants of British citizenship is published in Citizenship table cz_01 in the Home Office’s ‘Immigration Statistics, January - March 2016’, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/615149/citizenship-jan-mar-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/615149/citizenship-jan-mar-2017-tables.ods</a></p><p> </p><p>The information is summarised is this table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>British citizenship grants, 2007 to 2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Grant Decisions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>164,637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>129,377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>203,789</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>195,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>177,934</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>194,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>208,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>125,754</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>118,109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>149,421</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/07/2017 14:16:39 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

753327

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in cases in which a non-British national is deported following conviction for a criminal offence, what restrictions are placed on his or her return to the UK; and how those restrictions are monitored to ensure that such persons do not return in violation of the conditions.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL1015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>A deportation order (DO) remains in force unless revoked. It invalidates any previous leave granted and prohibits re-entry to the United Kingdom (UK) while it is in force. The existence of the DO is flagged on Home Office systems. This alerts Home Office officials in the event that the individual attempts to re-enter the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 31/07/2017 11:21:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

753329

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what standard of knowledge of the English language is required for candidates for British citizenship; and what assessment have they made of comparable requirements in (1) France, (2) Germany, (3) Italy, and (4) Spain.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL1017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>To pass the English language requirement for British citizenship, a person must either have a speaking and listening qualification in English at B1 level or above of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; a degree taught in English; or be a national of an English-speaking country.</p><p>Published guidance on the knowledge of language and life in the UK requirements can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/knowledge-of-life-and-language-in-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/knowledge-of-life-and-language-in-the-uk</a>; and see attached.</p><p>No assessment has been made of comparable requirements in France, Germany, Italy or Spain.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/08/2017 13:09:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford