HC Deb 01 July 1997 vol 297 c77W
Mr. Robert McCartney

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the policy of the Passport Agency in Northern Ireland in relation to the use of the name of the city and county of Londonderry. [5639]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

It is the policy of the Passport Agency in Northern Ireland to issue passports showing the place of birth as either Londonderry or Derry, depending on which has been used by the applicant on the application form. The county in which an applicant is born is not recorded on passports.