Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords]

It is always a delight to follow the right hon. Member for Leicester, East (Keith Vaz), the Chairman of the Home Affairs Committee. He mentioned those who were born here who now wish to be naturalised and the requirements that they have to meet. Clause 41(3)(d) requires that a person has""sufficient knowledge of the English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic language"." I am not sure that anybody coming to live in Wales or Scotland will have English and Scottish Gaelic or Welsh. Another requirement is that a person""has sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom."" I suspect that some people who were born in the UK would fail some of the questions asked of people who wish to come and live here. It is good to have such tests, and to expect people to integrate, to be able to communicate in the language of the country and to know about our customs and how things work, but it struck me as odd that we might be setting a much higher hurdle for those coming here than for those who happen to be born here. Perhaps we should consider setting such tests in schools, and ensuring that people can pass them.