In order to apply for British citizenship applicants must pass the Life in the UK test. Applicants have 45 minutes to answer 24 questions about British traditions and customs. The test is only given in English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic.
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Response rates from 136k UK voters.
79% Yes |
21% No |
63% Yes |
16% No |
14% Yes, but the government should provide free language learning courses |
5% No, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
1% Yes, and remove multilingual translations from government documents and services |
1% No, but remove multilingual translations from government documents and services |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 136k UK voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 136k UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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The government should make English courses free and immigrants should only be encouraged, not forced to learn basic English
@9PXL2XK 11mos11MO
No but free resources should be provided for a basic understanding of English but fluency shouldn’t be required
@9Q27J8711mos11MO
Yes
Any that refuse to learn English should be sent back where they came from. It's basic decency to learn the language, and customs, when moving to another country.
@9FN8PSZ2yrs2Y
No people should be encouraged and not forced
@9PZL3SY11mos11MO
Yes immigrants must learn to integrate but any UK language is fine such as Welsh; Gaelic; Irish; Scots; or Cornish: not only English!
@9PNH8T811mos11MO
Yes and no, Individuals must be able to speak english to a level where they can converse a basic sentences with a fluent speaker.
Immigrant parties (familys/people who will live together) must have at least one fluent/adept speaker that has the ability to translate a conversation for another member of the immigrant party.
@9NC3Z7X12mos12MO
Yes they should have to learn the language or at least make more of an effort to blend in and not try to dictate rules and regulations that not everyone believes in.
@9N2KGB912mos12MO
I don’t think it should be a requirement but I believe that language learning courses should be provided to immigrants in order for them to learn English so their financial situations are not strained
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