§ Mr. Fletcher-Cookeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from what date a five-day week will be worked in the Passport Office; and what provision is being made to issue passports in cases of emergency outside normal working hours.
§ Mr. Ian HarveyAfter 1st January, 1958, the Passport Office will be open to the public for normal business on Mondays to Fridays only from 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Cases of special urgency will be handled up to 6.30 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays, from 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on Sundays and public holidays. Those who are unable to call personally at the Passport Office during its normal working hours, and whose cases are not urgent, can submit their applications by post, through a travel agent, or through a local office of the Ministry of Labour.