Passports
(asked on 14th July 2022) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have been informed by any (1) airports and (2) airlines, of any cases where staff shortages have been exacerbated by slow response times for replacing passports that have already been exhausted because they no longer have space for additional stamps.
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 July 2022
Her Majesty’s Passport Office prioritises applications which meet its urgent and compassionate criteria. This criteria includes employees in the aviation industry who can evidence their need for a passport for work purposes.