What I am really trying to clarify is that language acquisition takes place in a specific part of the brain, in the cerebral cortex, that can be damaged later in life, perhaps as the result of a stroke, so someone might have had a good command of English during their period of service but lost that later. Would the Secretary of State have the discretion to waive the requirement in those circumstances?
Citizenship (Armed Forces) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Harriett Baldwin
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 13 September 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Citizenship (Armed Forces) Bill.
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