United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 51602
Nationality
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20 September 2022
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23 September 2022 · Answer
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23 September 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of recognising (a) English, (b) Irish, (c) Scottish and (d) Welsh as distinct nationalities within nationalities and immigration legislation.
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20 September 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of recognising (a) English, (b) Irish, (c) Scottish and (d) Welsh as distinct nationalities within nationalities and immigration legislation.
Source: Commons
23 September 2022
Answer
British citizenship is the nationality defined in the British Nationality Act 1981, held by those with a close connection to the UK. There are no plans to change this.Although we do not distinguish between nationalities within the United Kingdom, we do re...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-20/51602
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1507044
- uk · wq-1507044 · source updated 23 September 2022