§ Mr. Boswellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many full United Kingdom passports were issued at each of Her Majesty's passport offices respectively, in each month of the last three years; and what was the average monthly interval between application and issue in each office.
§ Mr. RentonThe information requested is given in the tables:
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London Passport Office Month Issues 1 Average turn-round time (days) 1984–85 June 1984 44,083 14 July 51,812 14 August 39,414 6 September 28,018 3 October 25,897 2 November 24,794 2 December 15,324 2 January 1985 26,284 10 February 30,884 16 March 40,403 12 April 47,214 11 May 47,574 9 421,701 1985–86 June 1985 43,957 12 July 50,898 12 August 33,788 10 September 27,388 8 October 27,932 8 November 25,022 6 December 17,890 6 January 1986 29,354 10 February 34,919 14 March 42,087 20 April 50,185 23 May 47,652 26 431,072
Month Issues 1Average turn-round lime (days) 1986–87 June 1986 43,796 28 July 54,183 36 August 36,650 23 September 28,524 19 October 29,133 23 November 22,663 11 December 18,707 15 January 1987 23,682 24 February 35,565 21 March 40,488 35 April 33,065 45 May 24,383 56 390,839
Liverpool passport office Month Issues 1Average turn round time (days) 1984–85 June 1984 62,131 12 July 53,175 12 August 46,351 6 September 23,627 2 October 20,240 2 November 17,037 2 December 10,625 2 January 1985 27,922 10 February 36,323 11 March 44,507 11 April 54,097 12 May 68,179 6 464,214 1985–86 June 1985 46,653 7 July 51,103 5 August 40,427 3 September 25,924 1 October 21,596 1 November 15,682 1 December 14,394 1 January 1986 30,776 4 February 39,328 11 March 46,466 22 April 77,709 20 May 84,337 17 494,395 1986–87 June 1986 64,706 14 July 70,075 11 August 45,762 8 September 34,253 4 October 26,324 2 November 21,232 2 December 15,694 2 January 1987 30,319 4 February 48,946 7 March 75,898 10 April 62,425 14 May 51,586 20 547,220
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Peterborough Passport Office Month Issues 1Average Turnround Time (Days) 1984–85 June 1984 46,388 9
Month Issues 1Average Turnround Time (Days) July 46,565 9 August 33,944 3 September 20,705 1 October 20,165 1 November 17,351 1 December 9,783 2 January 1985 26,708 8 February 30,180 10 March 45,284 10 April 38,322 12 May 49,792 11 385,187 1985–86 June 1985 44,052 13 July 51,500 12 August 31,167 3 September 21,599 3 October 21,866 3 November 18,369 3 December 12,872 2 January 1986 31,309 5 February 46,115 7 March 48,975 9 April 61,355 14 May 64,389 14 453,568 1986–87 June 1986 49,994 11 July 51,943 11 August 38,667 7 September 26,922 4 October 27,518 3 November 20,346 3 December 15,264 3 January 1987 29,806 5 February 49,917 9 March 60,983 12 April 56,051 14 May 48,473 18 475,884 93W
Newport Passport Office Month Issues 1Average turnround time (days) 1984–85 June 1984 47,345 7 July 45,474 7 August 28,661 5 September 20,935 2 October 17,898 1 November 16,189 1 December 9,785 1 January 1985 25,453 8 February 31,715 10 March 39,399 10 April 33,543 10 May 42,167 12 358,564 1985–86 June 1985 35,910 13 July 44,296 14 August 37,791 8 September 25,007 3 October 22,340 1 November 17,798 1
Month Issues 1Average turnround time (days) December 11,084 1 January 1986 29,985 3 February 37,875 9 March 32,337 17 April 54,960 23 May 46,911 25 396,294 1986–87 June 1986 47,097 31 July 51,343 27 August 40,626 6 September 26,525 3 October 24,044 3 November 21,091 3 December 15,004 3 January 1987 27,999 4 February 39,614 9 March 51,542 14 April 31,345 26 May 30,188 40 406,418
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Glasgow Passport Office Month Issues 1Average turnround time (days) 1984–85 June 1984 18,068 14 July 16,601 13 August 15,537 6 September 7,902 3 October 5,826 3 November 4,617 3 December 3,120 3 January 1985 7,865 2 February 12,673 2 March 12,051 3 April 13,626 6 May 16,424 9 134,310 1985–86 June 1985 19,149 12 July 18,244 7 August 11,747 3 September 7,846 2 October 6,288 3 November 5,399 3 December 3,964 3 January 1986 8,236 4 February 13,025 8 March 11,951 16 April 19,918 21 May 20 837 28 146,604 1986–87 June 1986 19,589 33 July 24,750 24 August 13,985 9 September 9,573 7 October 7,678 5 November 5,462 4 December 4,948 4 January 1987 7,251 5 February 13,838 10 March 21,179 10 April 16,334 18
Month Issues 1Average turnround time (days) May 11,109 31 155,696
Belfast Passport Office Month Issues 1Average turnround time (days) 1984–85 June 1984 4,953 2 July 3,604 2 August 2,554 1 September 1,458 2 October 1,208 1 November 801 1 December 639 1 January 1985 2,044 3 February 3,028 3 March 3,681 3 April 4,556 3 May 4,972 3 33,498 1985–86 June 1985 5,083 2 July 3,718 2 August 2,678 2 September 1,564 2 October 1,352 1 November 1,033 1 December 860 1 January 1986 2,360 2 February 4,732 3 March 4,690 4 April 6,258 5 May 6,297 5 40,625 1986–87 June 1986 6,848 4 July 5,048 3 August 3,263 3 September 2,374 2 October 1,550 2 November 1,121 2 December 933 2 January 1987 2,534 2 February 4,954 3 March 5,604 3 April 6,362 4 May 6,874 6 47,465 1 The average turnround time is expressed in working days and relates to non-urgent applications which were properly completed.