British Nationality: Assessments

(asked on 20th April 2016) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department routinely collects on the nationality, gender and pass rate of applicants for the Life in the UK and Knowledge of Language test; and if she will make it her Department's policy to publish data providing a breakdown of such data by nationality, gender and pass rate.


Answered by
James Brokenshire Portrait
James Brokenshire
This question was answered on 25th April 2016

Pass rates for the Life in the UK Test are already published quarterly under transparency arrangements. The most recent are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-february-2016

As part of the registration process each applicant's nationality is recorded. Information is not recorded with regard to gender. There are no plans to include a breakdown by nationality or gender in future publications.

Pass rates for language tests are held in individual approved supplier systems and are not currently published. There are no plans to publish this data.

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