§ Mr. J. Morrisonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many new passports and how many renewals were issued in each of the years 1946 to 1951, inclusive; and the total number of staff employed in the passport offices in each of these years.
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§ Mr. Selwyn LloydThe total numbers of new passports issued and old passports renewed at the Passport Office in London and the branch Passport Offices at Liverpool and Glasgow during the years 1946 to 1951 inclusive, with the numbers of staff employed at the three offices are shown in the subjoined table. The winter staff figures represent the basic complements of the Passport Office. These were supplemented each year during the summer months by seasonal staff engaged on a temporary basis up to the totals shown.
Year New Passports Renewals Staff Employed Summer Winter 1946 428,117 58,025 789 452 1947 558,325 25,137 612 429 1948 301,820 10,292 504 429 1949 521,807 8,758 498 430 1950 452,041 20,474 478 404 1951 469,778 118,556 489 402