Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many appointments have been made available each week between February and May 2022 by Her Majesty's Passport Office for (a) fast track and (b) premium services to renew a British passport.
Historic information about the number of appointments made available by Her Majesty’s Passport Office for its urgent services is not held. However, all appointments are made available to be booked from GOV.UK. The table below shows the number of urgent service appointments booked each week between the weeks ending 6 February and 8 May 2022:
Appointments | Service Level | ||
Week Ending | Digital Premium | Fast Track | Grand Total |
06/02/2022 | 3,232 | 7,691 | 10,923 |
13/02/2022 | 3,343 | 8,481 | 11,824 |
20/02/2022 | 3,243 | 8,006 | 11,249 |
27/02/2022 | 3,302 | 8,238 | 11,540 |
06/03/2022 | 3,661 | 8,344 | 12,005 |
13/03/2022 | 3,574 | 8,965 | 12,539 |
20/03/2022 | 4,069 | 10,535 | 14,604 |
27/03/2022 | 4,451 | 11,984 | 16,435 |
03/04/2022 | 4,581 | 13,167 | 17,748 |
10/04/2022 | 4,588 | 12,473 | 17,061 |
17/04/2022 | 3,652 | 10,900 | 14,552 |
24/04/2022 | 3,235 | 9,391 | 12,626 |
01/05/2022 | 4,303 | 11,968 | 16,271 |
08/05/2022 | 3,834 | 11,711 | 15,545 |
Grand Total | 53,068 | 141,854 | 194,922 |