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76431

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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, how many passport applications were defined as work in progress on 7 July 2014.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	204442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information obtained from management data from Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) <br>indicates that passport applications which were work in progress at close of <br>business on 7 July 2014 stood at 508, 625. HMPO have been working to address <br>this year's significant increase in demand for passports. According to HMPO <br>data, work in progress as at close of business on 16 July was 450,340.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/07/2014 14:38:30 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 9741 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

63922

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
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, with reference to her contribution of 12 June 2014, Official Report, column 693, which countries have agreed to accept the one year extension passports to be issued to UK citizens living abroad.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	202319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The list of countries that will accept British passports extended by 12 months <br>is set out out on the .GOV.UK website and can be found at: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-countries-that-will-accept-pa<br>ssports-extended-by-12-months. <br>The following table sets out the current list of countries which have already agreed to<br>accept the extended British passports. <br>The list is updated on a daily basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/07/2014 14:46:46 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name 4Countries_that_have_confirmed_acceptance_of_extended_passports1 updated.docx title Acceptance of Extended Passports (Table)
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

63940

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
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, how many passports have been issued under the Government's new passport fast-tracked free policy since that policy came into effect.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	202389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As of 13 July 2014, 12,325 passports have been fast-tracked as a result of the <br>measures announced by the Home Secretary to the House of Commons on 12 June <br>2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/07/2014 14:43:40 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

63941

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
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, how many applications by overseas-based British citizens for the extension of an existing passport for one year have been received by the Passport Office since her recent announcement on changes in passport policy.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	202390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As of 13 July 2014, 1,721 applications by overseas-based British citizens for <br>the extension of an existing passport for one year have been received by the <br>Foreign and Commonwealth Office.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/07/2014 14:41:52 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

63323

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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, how many passports were delivered to the wrong person or address by HM Passport Office in each year since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	201715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) started collecting this data in February 2014, 62 <br>cases of passports wrongly delivered or packages damaged on delivery have been <br>reported and investigated by HMPO and resulted in passports being cancelled. <br>Subject to the outcome of the investigation, a new passport is issued to the <br>passport holder. This is 0.0017% of the total passports issued for this <br>period. <br><br>There is no reason to believe this number is higher or lower than at any other point previously.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/07/2014 13:20:45 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

62331

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
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 the volume of overseas applications for passports has been in each month since her Department assumed responsibility for such applications.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	201025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of overseas passport applications received by Her Majesty's Passport Office each month since it assumed responsibility for such applications.<br><br><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of overseas applications received*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2012</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2013</p></td><td><p>1014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2013</p></td><td><p>2401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2013</p></td><td><p>2767</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013</p></td><td><p>3543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013</p></td><td><p>4662</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013</p></td><td><p>5862</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>7053</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>7216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>11035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>13832</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>10881</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2013</p></td><td><p>12324</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>26897</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>43327</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>40935</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Note: HMPO took responsibility for overseas passports applications in April 2011, commenced the repatriation of the printing of overseas passports in summer 2011, but only commenced repatriating application processing in December 2012 with that repatriation completed in February 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/09/2014 14:48:40 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 4328 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

62088

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
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 representations she has received from the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on the processing of passport applications from abroad since 1 January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	200813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Home Office Ministers have regular discussions with Ministerial colleagues and <br>others. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the government's<br>practice to provide details of all such meetings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/07/2014 15:45:37 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

62090

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
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 the current anticipated turn-round time for passport processing is for (a) applications from UK residents making new applications, (b) new applications for a child's passport and (c) UK residents applying abroad.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	200815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Expected service standards for passport applications are published on <br>www.gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/06/2014 15:42:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

62097

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
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 discussions her Department has had with representatives of the travel insurance industry regarding cancellations of holidays or business trips due to delays in processing passport applications.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	200765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Home Office Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of <br>international partners, as well as organisations and individuals in the public <br>and private sectors, as part of the process of policy development and <br>operational delivery. <br>Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations and individuals are <br>passed to the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis and are subsequently <br>published on the Cabinet Office website, which is available here: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/home-office-mnisters-hospitality-data</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/07/2014 14:46:10 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

61096

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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 her Department's definition of straightforward is in relation to passport applications.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	200157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>A straightforward application is one where all the required information, <br>including supporting documentation, is provided, the application is signed, and <br>no further enquiries are required in order to progress the application.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 03/07/2014 13:38:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson