§ Dr. Edmund Marshallasked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will give, for the latest year for which the figures are available, the total cost of running the passport offices and the total revenue obtained in application fees for full passports.
§ Mr. LuceThe cost of running the passport offices in the United Kingdom during the financial year 1978–79 was £7,022,774. In the same period the revenue obtained in fees for the issue and servicing of standard passports amounted to £18,744,487.