§ 4. Sir Alfred Beitasked the Prime Minister whether he is aware, that whereas passports may be renewed for periods up to 10 years, such renewal is not permitted when the pages of a passport have been exhausted, but that in such a case, application must be made for a new passport, involving amongst other formalities the provision of two references of a special nature; and whether, in order to remove this discrepancy, he is prepared to abolish these formalities in the case of any individual who has gone through them to get his first passport?
§ Mr. ButlerI can assure my hon. Friend that in the circumstances mentioned, where a passport needs replacement during the period of its validity, it is customary for the Passport Office, on request, to dispense with the requirement of a personal reference.