§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will give for the latest and most convenient stated date the number of persons with a British passport.
§ Mr. LuardThere is no way of determining the precise number of people holding valid United Kingdom passports at any particular time but standard passports have a total life of 10 years and in the 10 years ending on 31st December 1977 over 13¾ million were issued. In addition, about 900,000 British visitors passports which are valid for a year are issued annually.