§ Sir H. BRITTAINasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has yet been able to arrive at any decision to increase the life of a British passport from two years, as at present, to a period of five years or more?
§ Mr. RONALD McNEILLThe consent of the Dominions and Colonial Governments to the proposed extension has now been obtained, and His Majesty's Government hope shortly to be in a position to approach foreign Governments with a view to their acceptance of British passports valid up to a period of five years.