Asked by: Lord Craig of Radley (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 26 January 2016 (HL4968), whether they have completed their assessment of the request of former members of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps and the Hong Kong Royal Navy Service for the right of abode in the UK; and if so, what was the outcome of that assessment.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
Under the British Nationality Selection Scheme, that was introduced in 1990 and ran until 1 July 1997, a limited number of Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel who were settled in Hong Kong could apply to register as a British citizen.
We are giving careful consideration to representations made on behalf of those former Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel who were unable to obtain citizenship through the selection scheme.
Asked by: Lord Craig of Radley (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 6 July (HL9019), what decision they have reached following their active consideration of the request of 301 former British Hong Kong servicemen to be granted British citizenship.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
Further to my response of 6 July, we continue to actively consider representations made on this issue, including those provided recently by the noble Lord.
Asked by: Lord Craig of Radley (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 April (HL6972), when a decision, said to be made "as soon as practicable", will be reached on the request of 301 British Hong Kong Servicemen to be granted British citizenship.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
We are actively considering the wider issue of those former Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel who were unable to obtain citizenship through the selection scheme.
Asked by: Lord Craig of Radley (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Immigration on 19 March (HC132570), when a decision will be made on the request of 301 British Hong Kong Servicemen to be granted British citizenship, made in a petition handed to the then Prime Minister David Cameron in 2015 and subsequently raised by a delegation of those servicemen at a meeting with the Home Secretary Amber Rudd in November 2017.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
We have received a number of representations on this matter, all of which are being carefully considered and a decision will be made as soon as practicable.