Perhaps I may come in on this, please, as a former probationary Methodist minister. In probation, if you do not do something, you are out; in qualifying, you are building blocks and moving forward. You have various things—volunteering, learning a language and so on. If you do not do them, you are in trouble. Would it not be better to do this in a more positive manner, by building up? Then, at last, you achieve the citizenship that you desire.
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 2 March 2009.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL].
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