Passports: Biometrics
(asked on 13th September 2018) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have considered the collection of additional biometric data for inclusion in the provision of passports.
Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
This question was answered on 26th September 2018
The British passport is fully compliant with international standards and guidelines as set out by the International Civil Aviation Organization. There are currently no plans to include additional biometric data in passports.