Passports

(asked on 6th June 2014) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the causes of delays in issuing passports; and if she will make a statement.


Answered by
James Brokenshire Portrait
James Brokenshire
This question was answered on 17th July 2014

Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) is dealing with the highest level of
demand for passports over the first six months of 2014 than in any comparable period over
the last 12 years. To date, HMPO has received over 4.4 million applications
and has issued over 3.8 million passports. HMPO has progressively introduced
contingency measures since January 2014 to ensure passport production matches
the high level of applications. The Home Secretary announced on 12 June to the
House a range of additional measures to ensure that people who need to travel
get their passports in good time.

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