TNAG-2373-FCO40-3448-Hong-Kong-nationality-UK-passport-scheme-British-Nationalit-1991 — Page 128

FOR RU U ONLY

DATE TABLED:

27/2/91

WHITE O.P. DATE

5/3/91

SERIAL NO:

1080

TO PS/

(Minister)

P

Filo

79

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 7

HOUSE OF COMMONS: FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

HEAD OF

Please submit: HKD

a draft answer and background

to Parliamentary Relations Unit before

FOR PRIORITY

QUESTION

NOON 4/3/91

WRITTEN ANSWER ON 5/3/91

MR TONY MARLOW [NORTHAMPTON NORTH] [C] To ask the Secretary of State:

how many Hong Kong citizens have applied for UK passports; what is the likely proportion that will be granted passports; and how many dependents are likely r attach to each passport granted.

FOR ANSWER BY

ANSWER

HKO 340/4

нко

(Minister)

for approval by

NOON

PQs

Reply

Copy to:

Private Secretary

PS/

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

As at 4 March, the total number of applications

(including those made by registered post before the

28 February deadline) stands at 65.623. It will

not be possible to estimate the proportion of

applicants who are likely to succeed nor how many

dependants there may be until all applications have

been processed.

Authorised

AR Panc

(Head of Dept)