HM Passport Office Debate

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Department: Home Office

HM Passport Office

Thomas Docherty Excerpts
Thursday 12th June 2014

(10 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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I thank my hon. Friend for his comments. The point is that, as I have indicated, the vast majority of straightforward passport applications are still being dealt with within the time scales that people normally expect, and we should recognise that tens of thousands of people are having their passports sent to them and their applications dealt with to the normally expected timetable. When urgent cases are brought to the Passport Office’s attention, it is doing everything it can to deal with them expeditiously.

Thomas Docherty Portrait Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab)
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What would the Home Secretary like to say to my constituent Elizabeth Dey, who after more than four weeks of waiting may well miss her honeymoon in 10 days’ time?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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I suggest that the hon. Gentleman get in touch with the Passport Office—

Thomas Docherty Portrait Thomas Docherty
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I have done that already.

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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Then if the hon. Gentleman would like to give the details to the Minister for Security and Immigration, we will ensure that the case is pursued.