Written Question·Home Office·UIN 123268

British Nationals Abroad: Children

Tabled: 24 March 2026

Answered: 1 April 2026

Question

Damien Egan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to assist UK citizens whose children have been rendered stateless as a result of incorrect advice regarding dual nationality provided by foreign authorities; and if

Answer

Mike Tapp

As responsibility for nationality rests with the Home Office, this has been transferred to the Secretary of State for the Home Department for a substantive response.Where a child is not a British citizen at birth, UK law provides a number of statutory rou...

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