Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of citizenship ceremonies on promoting British values and improving integration.

Individuals who are granted British citizenship have already demonstrated their ongoing commitment to the UK by satisfying the statutory requirements for naturalisation or registration. The citizenship ceremony marks that transition to British citizenship and allows the new citizen to pledge their allegiance to the Queen and loyalty to the UK, underlining what it means to become a British citizen. Anecdotal evidence from those attending ceremonies shows that they regard these as significant and symbolic events.

We have no plans to formally evaluate the impact of the ceremony.