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223336

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations the Government has received on the practices of UK Services and Support Ltd in relation to charges for passport applications; and what steps have been taken in response to those representations.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	225157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>HM Passport Office (HMPO) received 6 complaints during the period 2014 to 2015 relating to the passport services offered on the website provided by UK Services and Support Limited. HMPO, in conjunction with the Cabinet Office Digital Service, is working with the Office of Fair Trading, the Advertising Standards Authority, search engine providers and various trading standard bodies to curtail the activities of websites that advertise their services in a way which may be misleading to the public. HMPO has specifically worked with <br>Google for sponsored adverts from third party websites to be taken down and not to appear above the natural search results.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/03/2015 14:11:13 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 46955 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

179026

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the guaranteed fulfilment period is for (a) issuing new and (b) renewing (i) children's and (ii) adult passports.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	223960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The gov.uk website sets out expected turnaround times for applications made in <br>the UK and, on a country-by-country basis, for applications made overseas. HM <br>Passport Office aims to deal with applications within published turnaround <br>times, but this is a guideline only as there are a number of factors that can <br>affect how long it takes to process an application. <br>The premium and fast track service provide a guaranteed turnaround period of <br>four hours and seven days respectively on payment of an additional fee, <br>provided the applicant has submitted all the relevant information and the <br>necessary security requirements are met.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/02/2015 14:07:39 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

178571

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for (a) passport renewal and (b) a first passport were classified as in progress in each month since June 2014.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	223877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The work in progress for every month covering the period from June 2014 until January 2015 can be found in the table below categorised as requested.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><strong>WIP** as at the close of play on the last calendar day of each month</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Month End</strong></td><td><strong>First passport WIP* </strong></td><td><strong>Renewal Passports</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Jun 2014</td><td>156,263</td><td>363,594</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Jul 2014</td><td>130,743</td><td>182,063</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Aug 2014</td><td>31,430</td><td>51,456</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Sept 2014</td><td>22,137</td><td>40,308</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Oct 2014</td><td>17,257</td><td>29,162</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Nov 2014</td><td>16,796</td><td>23,523</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Dec 2014</td><td>15,841</td><td>23,175</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Jan 2015</td><td>23,814</td><td>56,375</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* First passports WIP also include lost/stolen passport numbers. It is not possible to split first passport and lost/stolen passport applications at the summary level available.</p><p>First passport : an applicant applying for their first passport. First time adult applicants are required to attend an interview to confirm their identity (irrespective of whether they are British born or newly naturalised). First time child applications are subject to additional checks compared to a child renewal application. First time applications therefore take longer to process than their renewal equivalents.</p><p>**WIP Definition Is the total number of applications in the system that have yet to be processed by HMPO and the application is not awaiting a customer response. WIP definition was revised in December 2014 to exclude the following applications: security check query and customer query.</p><p><br>WIP excludes: Online applications awaiting declaration forms, BPO/examiner/security check query raised, applicants awaiting interview (and dependents of adults awaiting interview) and applications that have been passed for issue but have yet to be printed. This was revised in December 2014 to exclude the following applications: security check query and customer query.</p><p>Caveat: Data source: BOXI universe from HMPO Application Management System. Due to the large volume of management information run the data may be subject to change.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/02/2015 17:28:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name WIP figures _ 223877.xls title Passport progress
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

178578

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applied for British passports through the passport section of the British Embassy in Dublin between 2011 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	223780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Home Office. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office were responsible for deciding overseas passport applications prior to 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 12/02/2015 15:59:10 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

173535

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is current practice to stamp passports of British and foreign nationals on departure and arrival at airports; and, if not, whether that practice will be re-introduced as part of the proposed changes to the monitoring of migration.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>All passengers arriving in the UK are subject to border checks. Those who require to be given leave to enter have their passports stamped with the appropriate conditions of stay. Passports are not stamped on departure. There are no plans to change these practices.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/01/2015 14:30:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

156580

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many British passports have been issued to previously non-British citizens in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL3003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Records are not held centrally in the formats requested. A passport may be subject to confiscation by police and authorised persons under statutory provisions in relation the investigation of crime or in connection with immigration matters. That would be an operational decision for the agency concerned and figures are not collated centrally. People may be refused a British passport or may have their existing passport withdrawn on a number of grounds, including that their grant or continued enjoyment of a passport is contrary to the public interest. The number of passports revoked by HMPO in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><p>2009: 512</p><p>2010: 646</p><p>2011: 662</p><p>2012: 1,521</p><p>2013: 1,174</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3004 question first answered 09/12/2014 14:56:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

156581

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many British passports have been withdrawn, cancelled or confiscated in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL3004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Records are not held centrally in the formats requested. A passport may be subject to confiscation by police and authorised persons under statutory provisions in relation the investigation of crime or in connection with immigration matters. That would be an operational decision for the agency concerned and figures are not collated centrally. People may be refused a British passport or may have their existing passport withdrawn on a number of grounds, including that their grant or continued enjoyment of a passport is contrary to the public interest. The number of passports revoked by HMPO in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><p>2009: 512</p><p>2010: 646</p><p>2011: 662</p><p>2012: 1,521</p><p>2013: 1,174</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3003 question first answered 09/12/2014 14:56:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

147374

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conditions must obtain before a person’s passport can be confiscated or revoked.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The criteria for the issue, withdrawal or refusal of a British passport are set out under the Royal Prerogative, which is put before Parliament from time to time (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-issuing-withdrawal-or-refusal-of-passports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-issuing-withdrawal-or-refusal-of-passports</a>). A passport may be confiscated or revoked if a person did not or no longer meets those criteria or if the passport is being used or suspected of being used for purposes which may be unlawful.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:24:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

142597

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many United Kingdom passports have been removed during the last 12 months from British citizens thought to be involved in the support of ISIL and other extremist groups in Syria and Iraq.
tabling member printed	Lord Noon
uin	HL2703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Persons may be refused a British passport or may have their existing passport withdrawn on a number of grounds, including that their grant or continued enjoyment of passport facilities is contrary to the public interest. Public interest grounds include seeking to harm the UK or its allies by travelling on a British passport to, for example, engage in terrorism-related activity.</p><p>From November 2013 to 11 November 2014, the Royal Prerogative power to withdraw or refuse a British Passport has been exercised 21 times on public interest grounds against British citizens thought to be involved in the support of ISIL and other extremist groups in Syria and Iraq.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:25:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4232 label Biography information for Lord Noon

106327

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what target has been set for time taken to process applications from UK citizens waiting to return to the UK with surrogate children from outside the EU; and how many such applications made in the last three years were processed within that time.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Julie Hilling
uin	213314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>Entry Clearance applications are divided into settlement and non-settlement categories. The ‘settlement’ category includes applications to bring an adopted non-EU child to the UK. The service standard for processing ‘settlement’ applications is: 95 per cent within 12 weeks of the application date and 100 per cent within 24 weeks of the application date, however, there may be circumstances in complex cases where a decision will take longer. <br>The Home Office does not record whether the adopted child was a surrogate birth or not on the entry clearance case-working system in a way that can be used to produce statistic</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/11/2014 16:06:30 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3925 label Biography information for Julie Hilling