§ Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many United Kingdom citizens were helped in Spain last year by consular officials.
§ Mr. EggarIn 1988, Her Majesty's diplomatic and consular posts in Spain received over 119,000 visitors and received and made over 189,000 telephone calls. A large proportion of the visits and telephone calls were in connection with consular work.
Our records, which do not fully reflect all the assistance given to British citizens, show the following:
Number Registrations 17,695 Passports issued 6,728 Passports renewed/exended 1,876 Emergency passports issued 5,619 Thefts reported by Britons 5,061 Births/deaths registered 1,042 Repatriations 26 Official assistance with self-help 695 War Pensioners assisted 232 British prisoners visited at least once 849 Birth/death certificates issued 476