§ 5. Mr. Dayasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the total number of valid British passports now in existence, issued either in the United Kingdom or at British consulates abroad?
§ The Prime MinisterThe number of British passports issued in the United Kingdom and at British consulates abroad during the past five years, of which the first period of validity has not yet expired, is just over one million. It is not possible to estimate the number of passports issued in the previous five years which are still valid. These passport are renewable from time to time at the option of the holder for any period of one to five years from the date of expiration of the first period of validity.
§ The Prime MinisterI do not know.