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1491455

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications were (a) submitted and (b) processed in each month between July 2021 and July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	42099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Data for applications submitted are published quarterly with the latest quarter available at :<br> <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-passport-office-data-q1-2022" target="_blank">HM Passport Office data: Q1 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>(b) Applications Processed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-21</p></td><td><p>350,451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-21</p></td><td><p>353,444</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-21</p></td><td><p>411,172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-21</p></td><td><p>480,861</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-21</p></td><td><p>552,053</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-21</p></td><td><p>405,624</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-22</p></td><td><p>438,448</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-22</p></td><td><p>734,072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-22</p></td><td><p>1,030,359</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-22</p></td><td><p>898,205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-22</p></td><td><p>1,068,072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-22</p></td><td><p>898,777</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Between March and May, over 90% of applications were processed within 6 weeks, and 98.5% within the 10 week standard timeframe.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/09/2022 08:40:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1491456

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications exceeded HM Passport Office’s service delivery timescales in (a) June 2022 and (b) June 2019.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	42100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Since April 2021, people have been advised to allow up to ten weeks when applying for their British passport as more than 5 million people delayed applying due to the pandemic.</p><p>Across the first 6 months of 2022, Her Majesty’s Passport Office processed 97.7% of UK standard applications within 10 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/09/2022 09:52:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1491457

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications have taken longer than 10 weeks to process since the 10 week processing time was introduced in April 2021.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	42101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The volume of UK passport applications that were processed in over 10 weeks from 1 April 2021 to 30 June 2022 represents1.6 % of the UK applications processed within that period.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/09/2022 10:07:22 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1491571

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional staff she plans to recruit in 2022 to clear the backlog of passport applications.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	42079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>HM Passport Office staffing numbers have been increased over 1200 since April 2021. This has delivered the operational capacity needed to process applications in record numbers, at approximately one million each month.</p><p>HM Passport Office will continue to recruit to cover attrition, ensuring that it remains fully resourced.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/09/2022 09:35:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1491002

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of applicants affected by passport application processing delays in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England; and what steps her Department is taking to clear the backlog in passport applications.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	40799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Since April 2021, people have been advised to allow up to ten weeks to get their passport. Across the first 6 months of 2022, Her Majesty’s Passport Office processed 97.7% of UK standard applications within 10 weeks.</p><p>HM Passport Office staffing numbers have been increased by over 1200 since April 2021. This has delivered the operational capacity needed to process applications in record numbers, with approximately one million being dealt with each month.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/09/2022 09:10:28 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1491069

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to clear the backlog of passport applications; and whether her Department is taking steps to install new infrastructure to speed up new applications.
tabling member constituency	Bracknell
tabling member printed	James Sunderland
uin	40927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>HM Passport Office staffing numbers have been increased over 1200 since April 2021. This has delivered the operational capacity needed to process applications in record numbers, at approximately one million each month.</p><p>Across the first 6 months of 2022, HM Passport Office processed 97.7% of UK standard applications within 10 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/09/2022 09:45:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4767 label Biography information for James Sunderland

1491072

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) clear the backlog of passport application cases and (b) ensure new applications are not delayed.
tabling member constituency	Bracknell
tabling member printed	James Sunderland
uin	40928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>HM Passport Office staffing numbers have been increased over 1200 since April 2021. This has delivered the operational capacity needed to process applications in record numbers, at approximately one million each month.</p><p>Across the first 6 months of 2022, HM Passport Office processed 97.7% of UK standard applications within 10 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/09/2022 09:38:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4767 label Biography information for James Sunderland

1491074

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to require that passport applications are processed at the processing centre closest to the place of residence of the applicant.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	40830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office balances work across its processing centres to ensure it is managed as effectively as possible.</p><p>This is an essential part of meeting the unprecedented demand we have seen for passports at the present time.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/09/2022 09:27:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1490542

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of applications for British passports that have been (a) replacements for existing passports and (b) applications for first time passports over the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	39767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>Applications for a first passport typically represent 10-15% of the passport applications processed by Her Majesty’s Passport Office.</p><p>Since April 2021, people have been advised to allow up to ten weeks when applying for their British passport from the UK. This includes all application types, including first time applications. Across the first 6 months of 2022 HMPO processed 97.7% of UK standard applications within 10 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/07/2022 14:41:00 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1490577

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to (a) ensure that all passport application systems align, (b) enable a faster roll out of Digital Application Processing to (i) help support the clearing of the passport application backlog and (ii) ease the transition from the Application Management System; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	39796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>We have already transitioned 75-85% of applications to the new digital application processing service. We will continue to transition the remaining applications gradually as new capability is developed and business changes can be implemented.</p><p>The ability to work across two stable systems has enabled us to process record numbers of applications during this period of exceptionally high demand.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/07/2022 11:42:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas