HL Deb 14 November 2001 vol 628 cc81-2WA
Lord Marlesford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they started to seek to establish arrangements for the Government to receive routine notifications of death of United Kingdom passport holders; and when they expect to complete these arrangements. [HL1206]

Lord Rooker

We have not started to establish arrangements requiring the Government to be routinely notified of the death of United Kingdom passport holders and we have no plans to do so.

Lord Marlesford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many passports of decreased United Kingdom passport holders were returned for cancellation during the most recent 12-month period for which records have been kept. [HL1207]

Lord Rooker

The United Kingdom Passport Service records for the number of passports returned for cancellation for the period October 2000 to November 2001 show that 33,786 were dealt with.