HC Deb 10 July 2002 vol 388 c1064W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many new passport applications were approved during 2001. [68448]

Beverley Hughes

Of the 5,668,272 passport applications made during 2001, 2,678,935 were classed as new applications. Of these, 1these, 1,209,017 were adult first-time applications and 1,469,918 were child applications. The remainder were made up of renewals, amendments and extensions.