§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total number of United Kingdom passports in circulation was in each of the last 10 years. [124974]
§ Beverley HughesThe total number of five year/10 year United Kingdom passports in circulation in each of the last 10 years is shown in the table:
Number of passports 1992 24,302,691 1993 25,767,518 1994 27,808,451 1995 30,465,987 1996 33,596,434 1997 36,824,681 1998 38,609,485 1999 41,591,838 2000 43,608,145 2001 45,856,658 2002 47,383,796 It should be noted that the UK Passport Service is not notified in every case of the death of a passport holder so these figures include some valid passports for deceased persons.