MILITARY PERSONNEL AND BRITISH CITIZENSHIP

Early day motion 823, tabled 21 October 2005 by Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 43 members.

That this House calls on the Government to enable members of HM Armed Forces who are not British citizens, but who wish to apply for British citizenship, to be able to count their time serving in the Forces as residence qualification; and that this should be regardless of whether the service is in the UK or on deployments overseas.

Signatures by party: Labour 17, Liberal Democrat 14, Conservative 6, DUP 5, Scottish National Party 1.