| answer text |
<p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office has not closed its office in Newport. There
is <br>an office in Newport providing counter fast track and premium services, <br>interviews
for first time adult applicants and the Customer Contact Centre.<br><br>During 2011-12
as part of a wider operations restructuring, postal passport <br>application processing
ceased in Newport and the office was relocated. It is <br>estimated that this reduced
operational costs by around £2.6 million per year.</p><p> </p>
|
 |
