§ 35. Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Lord Privy Seal if he will give consideration to reimbursing those who have had to purchase provisional passports for one-off journeys because applications for new permanent passports have been delayed beyond the date of travel due to the civil servants' dispute.
§ Mr. HurdI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Mrs. Knight) on 1 June. This matter is still being considered and I shall give a full reply as soon as possible.