§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Lord Privy Seal if he will indicate the volume of work at the passport office, Newport, Gwent, since the Civil Service dispute began; and how this compares with a similar period in 1980.
§ Mr. LuceIn the period from 9 March to 20 June the Newport passport office issued 166,887 new passports; during the comparable 16 weeks of 1980 it issued 206,573 passports.