The data held for secure delivery services does not break down losses by passports only.<\/p>
<\/p>
The table below shows the number and percentages of passports and supporting documents confirmed as lost in the possession of providers of secure delivery services for each year from 2018:<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p><\/td> | UK<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Overseas <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Passports Issued<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Documents Lost<\/strong><\/p><\/td> % of Documents Lost<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Passports Issued<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Documents Lost<\/strong><\/p><\/td> % of Documents Lost<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6,266,487<\/p><\/td> 422<\/p><\/td> 0.007%<\/p><\/td> 414,812<\/p><\/td> 87<\/p><\/td> 0.02%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6,152,384<\/p><\/td> 168<\/p><\/td> 0.003%<\/p><\/td> 555,116<\/p><\/td> 103<\/p><\/td> 0.02%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3,354,672<\/p><\/td> 111<\/p><\/td> 0.003%<\/p><\/td> 593,388<\/p><\/td> 85<\/p><\/td> 0.01%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4,391,043<\/p><\/td> 485<\/p><\/td> 0.011%<\/p><\/td> 432,441<\/p><\/td> 157<\/p><\/td> 0.04%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2022<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6,574,835<\/p><\/td> 487**<\/p><\/td> 0.007%<\/p><\/td> 381,424<\/p><\/td> 125***<\/p><\/td> 0.03%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> * The data held does not distinguish between items confirmed as \u2018lost\u2019, and those that declared as \u2018stolen\u2019.<\/p> ** Data currently held from 1 January to 30 September.<\/p> *** Data currently held from 1 January to 31 October.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4320", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Jenrick"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newark"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Jenrick"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-01-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-01-18T17:05:06.287Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
, "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2023-01-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Passports: Lost Property"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports, by number rather than percentage, have been lost by the Passport Office in each year since 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4602", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Wera Hobhouse"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bath"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Wera Hobhouse"}
], "uin" : "117785"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1419476", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1419476/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " A UK-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could have a significant positive impact on living standards for households across the UK due to potential wage rises combined with lower prices for goods imported from the US. The Department for International Trade (DIT) analysis published in 2020 shows that an ambitious FTA with the US could deliver a £15.3 billion increase in bilateral trade and a £3.4 billion lift to the UK economy. DIT\u2019s analysis also suggests productivity gains from a UK-US FTA could contribute to wage increases of up to £1.8 billion for UK workers in the long run.<\/p> <\/p> |