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<p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office issues two travel documents – Emergency Travel
Documents (ETDs) which allow for travel up to a maximum of five countries and Emergency
Passports (EPs) which are used primarily in the event of a crisis. These travel documents
are issued to British nationals who are overseas and whose passport is lost, stolen,
damaged, has expired or is otherwise unavailable and who have a requirement to travel
before a replacement passport is available. The total income from ETDs and EPs in
the last five financial years is shown below. This cannot be accurately broken down
by the reason why a travel document was issued.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Financial
Year</td><td>Total Income</td></tr><tr><td>2014-15 (as of 24 Mar 2015)</td><td>£3,481,866.30</td></tr><tr><td>2013-14</td><td>£3,283,015.79</td></tr><tr><td>2012-13</td><td>£2,810,021.69</td></tr><tr><td>2011-12</td><td>£2,855,322.55</td></tr><tr><td>2010-11</td><td>£1,739,616.52</td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The cost of consular services is not subsidised by the UK taxpayer. The charges
for services we provide, such as ETDs, are calculated to cover the full cost of the
consular operation globally.</p>
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