§ 64. Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the Lord Privy Seal how many new passports and renewed passports, respectively, were issued in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. HeathThe following are the figures:
Passports Renewals 1953 … … 420,555 178,075 1954 … … 449,313 225,917 1955 … … 508,328 240,022 1956 … … 581,455 223,420 1957 … … 713,910 213,981 1958 … … 697,965 202,193 1959 … … 745,940 192,980 1960 … … 783,299 209,110 1961 … … 563,159 245,313 1962 … … 603,935 297,513 In addition, the number of British Visitor's passports issued at Ministry of Labour Employment Exchanges since their introduction in March, 1961, are:
1961 … … … 298,679 1962 … … … 356,130