HL Deb 28 November 2001 vol 629 c39WA
Lord Marlesford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many current United Kingdom passports remain missing from those which have been reported lost or stolen. [HL1437]

Lord Rooker

The United Kingdom Passport Service does not routinely collate information relating to total recoveries of passports recorded as lost or stolen. Figures for passports reported as lost which have not been recovered and are still missing are not therefore available.

All passports reported lost and stolen are cancelled on the Passport Service's systems. Also the new digital passport has enhanced security features which make it extremely difficult for someone who is in possession of a stolen passport to alter the document for use in a false identity.