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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-16more like thismore than 2019-10-16
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading British Nationality: Children and Young People more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the fee for a child or young person to register as a British citizen on their fulfilment of the UK’s obligations under Article 1 of the 1961 UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
uin HL156 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-11-05more like thismore than 2019-11-05
answer text <p>Neither the 1961 UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness or the 1954 Convention relating to the status of stateless persons prohibit fees from being chargeable in respect of citizenship applications. The Home Office does, however, waive fees for stateless individuals up to the point of settlement (indefinite leave to remain) in line with our obligations.</p><p>The Home Office has no current plans to specifically review the policy applicable to stateless persons applying to register as a British citizen, however the Home Office keeps its fees for immigration and nationality under review.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-11-05T17:53:26.31Zmore like thismore than 2019-11-05T17:53:26.31Z
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
4234
label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this