Question follow-through · 2925
British Overseas Citizenship
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people hold British Overseas Citizen status.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 30 Aug 2024
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 6 Sept 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
30 Aug 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people hold British Overseas Citizen status.
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Home Office does not hold data on the number of people who hold a British Overseas Citizenship status.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Immigration Controls: Airports
16 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the roll-out of Electronic Travel Authorisation requirements for non-UK passengers transiting through UK airports on (a) passenger experience an
Immigration Controls: Airports
16 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the roll-out of Electronic Travel Authorisation requirements on (a) processing times for non-UK based passengers transiting through airports in
Nationality: British Overseas Territories
12 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the existing rights for individuals holding British Overseas Citizen status.
Police: Bureaucracy
21 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of time spent by police officers completing paperwork as part of the requirements set out in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
Driving under Influence: Drugs
16 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests there were for driving under the influence of drugs in each year since 2018.
Driving under Influence: Drugs
16 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the National Police Chief Councils on the effectiveness of powers to arrest people suspected of driving under the influence of drugs.
Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud
21 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Q59 of the oral evidence given by the Strategy, Policy and Communications Director of the DVLA to the Transport Select Committee on 5 July 2023, HC 816, whether the research commissi
British Nationality: Fees and Charges
17 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the immigration fees for an Irish citizen seeking to gain British Citizenship through the British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024.
Bicycles: Theft
7 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of police powers to tackle bike thefts.
Visas: Applications
29 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of her Department's average response time for priority visa applications.
Visas: Applications
29 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the average time taken to reach a decision on priority visa applications.
Asylum: Employment
10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish their response to the Extending the Right to Work Scheme consultation.