§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many full-time permanent staff were employed in the passport office in each year from 1979 to when his Department ceased to be responsible for the office.
§ Mrs. ChalkerResponsibility for the passport office was transferred to the Home Office on 1 April 1984. The number of staff employed in the passport office between 1979 and 1983 was:
Financial Year Number 1979–80 945 1980–81 1,004 1981–82 972 1982–83 1,005 1983–84 1,005 These figures included messengerial and other support staff who also served other branches of the FCO.