HL Deb 26 November 2001 vol 629 cc1-2WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many applications they have received from residents in the Republic of Ireland for British passports (a) in each year since 1990 and (b) during the period 1 January to 31 October 2001. [HL1382]

Baroness Amos

The British Embassy in Dublin issued the following numbers of British passports in recent years:

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

1 January to 31 October 2001: 7,345

Statistics for earlier years are not available. Because records of unsuccessful applications are not maintained, it is not possible to provide details of the total number of applications received. Neither do the figures available differentiate between applications received from residents of the Republic of Ireland and those who were visiting that country when they made their application.