§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will take steps to speed up the procedures of the Passport Office at Croydon.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe procedures in the Immigration and Nationality Department are kept under constant review. There have been significant increases in staff in the last few years, but the substantial and continuing increase in work has meant that we have not always been able to provide the prompt service that we would like. We are doing our best to improve matters.