Written Question·Home Office·UIN 90773
British Nationality: Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Tabled: 13 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025
Question
Catherine West
Labour — Hornsey and Friern Barnet
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that applications for naturalisation are concluded within a reasonable timeframe and; what progress her Department has made in reducing the backlog of applications for citizenship in Hornsey and Friern Barnet constituency.
Answer
Mike TappThe service standard for the processing of a straightforward application for British citizenship is six months.
The most recent Migration Transparency data published in August 2025 shows that 99.36% of straightforward applications were decided within service standard: Migration transparency data - GOV.UK