§ 91. Sir S. HOAREasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the staff and annual cost of the Passport Office in London, the Passport Department in Paris, and any officials, male, or female, temporary or permanent who are engaged upon full-time passport work in any British office abroad?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Cecil Harmsworth)With my hon. and gallant Friend's permission, I will circulate the answer in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The following is the answer:
§ The particulars asked for by my hon. and gallant Friend are as follows:—
§ Passport Offices in London and Liverpool.
§ Total staff, 281.
§ Estimated cost of salaries, 1921–22, £54,000.
§ Incidental expenses, £90.
§ The numbers of the clerical staff will fluctuate from time to time owing to the seasonal variations in the volume of work; the numbers of the staff given above will probably represent the maximum staff employed at any one time.
§ Fees are collected by the passport offices in respect of the issue of passports, and the estimated yield for the current financial year is £122,500.
§ Passport Control.
§ Headquarters in London:
§ Number of staff, 10.
§ Estimated cost of salaries, 1921–22, £3,005.
§ Staff employed abroad:
§ Total number (including Paris, 25), 190.
§ Estimated cost of salaries, 1921–22 (including Paris, £10,000), £102,500.
202§ The fees collected by passport control officers abroad during the year 1921–22 in respect of the grant of visas are estimated to amount to £150,000.