Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the number of passport applications that are processed in a timely manner.

Her Majesty’s Passport Office is increasing capacity for processing passport applications, while continuing to operate in line with public health advice and social distancing guidelines.

This includes the development of a new system which substantially increases the ability to process applications from home and occupying additional government office space to increase the number able to come into work.