Question
Whether, having regard to Section 12 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, they will equalise the position of solely British nationals overseas with other solely British nationals without citizenship, by introducing legislation to repeal Section 1(1)(a), (2)(a) and (3)(a) of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997.
Answer
As the noble Lord will be aware from the debates during the passage of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Official Report, 7/2/06, cols. 623-27, and 14/3/06, cols. 1198-1201) we are not persuaded that there is a case for doing so.