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Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

It would be helpful, but we are packing up an enormous amount for the Report stage here simply because we are not getting the clarity that we would hope for in the answers. The naturalisation here is either through an Armed Forces case or one of exceptional Crown service: so far, we have had someone who might have been a vice-consul quoted. It would be very helpful—before the Report stage, or as soon as possible—if we could know exactly who it might encompass. Someone in the Armed Services who is not, by definition, part of this country might be exceptional. We have had the Gurkhas, for example; there must be others who, it is anticipated, could be in that category. I wonder who they are. Are these people who are serving, or who have been here for some reason and are now serving in the forces? What would they particularly need to have done in order for the Secretary of State to consider them for naturalisation? On the Crown service case, if it is only a vice-consul or an honorary consul then I am sure that they will have done a great job, but there must be someone better than, or as good as, that who might be considered. Could the Minister write to let me have the definition and the ideas of who might be included? I am sure it is perfectly all right as a paragraph, but in the interests of transparent legislation we might like to know what it means.