Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

Having said that we propose to change the way in which people will be covered by these systems, I should add that a number of areas requiring further development remain. The existing arrangements for naturalisation will continue until those proposals are put before Parliament. We have yet to make a final decision on how our proposals will impact on people who are already in the immigration system. We are continuing our work in this area and hope to make a further announcement in the summer. So it is a matter not of those who have not yet made an application but of those who are in the system at present but will not necessarily be affected by the new proposals coming in as they are already being considered.