Passports (Hansard, 20 June 1988)

HC Deb 20 June 1988 vol 135 c375W 375W

§ Mr. Sackville
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current average period required to process applications for passports in each passport office in the United Kingdom.

§ Mr. Renton
The current times for straightforward non-urgent applications are shown in the table. Urgent applications are given priority.

Passport office Delay (Working days)

London 59

Glasgow 38

Peterborough 35

Newport 22

Liverpool 14

Belfast¹ 4

¹ The Belfast office is by far the smallest and deals only with Northern Ireland residents.

Passport office	Delay (Working days)
London	59
Glasgow	38
Peterborough	35
Newport	22
Liverpool	14
Belfast¹	4
¹ The Belfast office is by far the smallest and deals only with Northern Ireland residents.