§ Mr. CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current average time taken for the issue of a full British passport.
§ Mr. RentonI refer the hon. Member to the answer I give to my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk, Central (Mr. Lord) on 19 July.
§ Mr. HigginsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make it his policy to pay interest to a constituent of the right hon. Member for Worthing, who applied for a passport on 28 January, has yet not received any acknowledgement or a passport, but whose cheque paying for it was cashed on 25 February.
§ Mr. RentonNo. If my right hon. Friend will let me know his constituent's full name, date of birth and the office to which the application was submitted, urgent inquiries will be made to establish why he has not had any response to his passport application.