Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the Consular premium on passports contributes to his Department's budget.
I was pleased to meet with the Honourable Lady on 19th October to discuss the FCDO's consular work.
The FCDO receives 96% of the Consular premium on passports to fund its non fee bearing consular services.
The remaining 4% is added to the Emergency Disaster Relief Fund (EDRF) and the FCDO is able to draw on the EDRF to fund its response to major crises on a cost recovery basis.