§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many passports were issued by him in each of the last five years in total, and in replacement of passports destroyed or mutilated.
§ Mr. KershawThe total number of passports issued in each of the last five years are as follows:
Standard Passports British Visitor's Passports 1966 1,125,583 712,974 1967 1,180,564 707,092 1968 1,146,875 695,524 1969 1,242,610 778,114 1970 1,434,596 888,051 1971 (to 30th November) 1,157,420 1,025,670 No separate statistics are maintained of destroyed or mutilated passports.
§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will ascertain from the High Commissioners of India and Pakistan how many Indian, and Pakistani passports, respectively, were issued in the United Kingdom in replacement of passports destroyed or mutilated in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. KershawNo. It would not be proper to ask the High Commissioners of India and Pakistan for this confidential information.