HM Passport Office Backlog Debate

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Department: Home Office

HM Passport Office Backlog

Clive Efford Excerpts
Tuesday 14th June 2022

(2 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kevin Foster Portrait Kevin Foster
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I thank my hon. Friend; the team who dealt with the application will greatly appreciate her giving that example.

Clive Efford Portrait Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab)
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Will the Minister give way?

Kevin Foster Portrait Kevin Foster
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I turn to priority services, for which appointments are released three weeks in advance. Although appointments are released daily, there is currently high demand, so we are exploring and implementing a range of options to help support people who are seeking access to those services. That work led to the recent opening of an eighth public counter offering urgent service appointments, in Birmingham, and a further increase in appointment availability to help support those people who need their passports quickly.