HC Deb 16 June 2004 vol 422 cc985-6W
Mr. Oaten

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals have had their data used in the UK Passport Service's Personal Identification Project; how individuals are recruited for the project; and how their consent is obtained. [172401]

Mr. Browne

Since the start of the trial in Glasgow in October 2003 there have been 117,427–1 October 2003 to 10 May 2004–applications processed through the Personal Identity Project system.

All application packs for the Glasgow catchment area (Scotland and Kent) have supplementary forms included: these forms inform applicants of the trial and the use of the data they submit. In the final section of the form the applicant is requested to sign giving consent for the data supplied to be used in the identity search as described in the guidance notes.