Mentions:
1: Brian Leishman (Lab - Alloa and Grangemouth) Although there may be exceptional situations in which applications are approved, the Government have - Speech Link
2: Brian Leishman (Lab - Alloa and Grangemouth) applying for citizenship, especially given the exorbitant cost of applying—British citizenship applications - Speech Link
3: Will Forster (LD - Woking) as a factor when assessing whether someone meets the so-called good character requirement for naturalisation - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Blunkett (Lab - Life peer) Naturalisation is something we should be strongly in favour of. - Speech Link
2: Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) They would bring expertise, greatly improving the processing of applications and so forth, which we all - Speech Link
3: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) Having welcomed the repeal as“a positive step that recognises the importance of naturalisation, both - Speech Link
4: Baroness Hamwee (LD - Life peer) If applications are dealt with within a reasonable time, this should not be too much of an ask.Where - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Con - Life peer) earlier this week, the Home Secretary herself praised Conservative policies when she noted that visa applications - Speech Link
2: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) course, we’re going to review the amount of time you can stay here before you need to make further applications - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Pete Wishart (SNP - Perth and Kinross-shire) up to 71,000 refugees who have already been granted asylum could now be blocked from securing naturalisation - Speech Link
2: Tessa Munt (LD - Wells and Mendip Hills) The Home Office states that it takes fraud in visa applications seriously, but I know of a case involving - Speech Link
3: Angela Eagle (Lab - Wallasey) As I said earlier, we are keeping under close review the pause in Syrian asylum applications. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Pete Wishart (SNP - Perth and Kinross-shire) Without access to naturalisation, many individuals who have lived and worked in, and contributed to, - Speech Link
2: None The guidance builds on statutory requirements to be eligible for naturalisation as a British citizen, - Speech Link
3: None New clause 5 seeks to create a right to naturalisation for refugees who are settled and have lived in - Speech Link
4: Angela Eagle (Lab - Wallasey) Where the reasons for coming to the UK include family or economic considerations, applications should - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) debating concerns two elements of our immigration system: the fees for immigration and nationality applications - Speech Link
2: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) maximum will be unlikely to have a significant impact on demand, estimating a 0.5% fall in ETA applications - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Chris Murray (Lab - Edinburgh East and Musselburgh) those Acts basically caused a complete stop, or a complete slowdown, in any processing of asylum applications - Speech Link
2: Matt Vickers (Con - Stockton West) statistical evidence that looks more broadly at what drives unauthorised migration and asylum applications - Speech Link
3: Pete Wishart (SNP - Perth and Kinross-shire) There is also an obligation under the refugee convention to facilitate the naturalisation of refugees.We - Speech Link
4: Pete Wishart (SNP - Perth and Kinross-shire) raise some of the issues about the age assessment procedures, and their almost quasi-scientific applications - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) facilitate major government policy.Fees charged by the Home Office for immigration and nationality applications - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Stella Creasy (LAB - Walthamstow) Will the Minister meet me, and other MPs who are concerned about the new guidance on naturalisation, - Speech Link
2: Tom Hayes (Lab - Bournemouth East) resources following the election to speed up the closure of hotels and the processing of asylum applications - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Connor Rand (Lab - Altrincham and Sale West) of design flaws with the visa scheme, I also encourage the Minister to look at visa and asylum applications - Speech Link
2: Gregory Stafford (Con - Farnham and Bordon) I have submitted questions over this to the Home Office about naturalisation and British citizenship - Speech Link
3: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) The standard immigration rules on criminality and other adverse behaviours apply to applications through - Speech Link