HC Deb 23 July 1997 vol 298 cc644-5W
Ms Oona King

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many British passports were applied for in(a) the year beginning January 1993, (b) the year beginning January 1994, (c) the year beginning January 1995, (d) the year beginning January 1996, (e) the third quarter of 1996, (f) the last quarter of 1996, (g) the first quarter of 1997 and (h) the second quarter of 1997. [9778]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

The information requested on the numbers of passports applied for is as follows:

Year/months Number of British passports applied for
1993 3,251,596
1994 3,707,162
1995 4,235,737
1996 5,306,723
July-September 1996 1,333,086
October-December 1996 724,602
January-March 1997 1,337,769
April-June 1997 1,467,841