HL Deb 05 February 2001 vol 621 c83WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many British passports have been issued through the Embassy in Dublin during each of the last five years. [HL494]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

The British Embassy in Dublin has issued the following numbers of British passports in each of the past five years:

  • 1996: 4,701
  • 1997: 5,199
  • 1998: 5,649
  • 1999: 6,381
  • 2000: 7,274.