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Written question asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord West of Spithead (Labour) on Monday, 28 January 2008.

Passports: Interviews

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many personal passport interviews have been held in each of the personal passport interview offices.
Answer

The attached tables shows the number of interviews held to date in each office as at close of business 10 January 2008.

Office Name Total Interviews Completed
Aberdeen 1
Aberystwyth 17
Andover 5
Armagh 7
South Molton 6
Belfast 864
Birmingham 1921
Blackburn 30
Sleaford 2
Bournemouth 126
Bristol 60
Bury St Edmunds 9
Redruth 4
Carlisle 30
Chelmsford 120
Cheltenham 118
Coleraine 24
Crawley 133
Derby 81
Dover 129
Dumfries 2
Edinburgh 33
Exeter 3
Glasgow 1,337
Inverness 9
Ipswich 68
Kendal 5
Kingston Upon Hull 57
Leeds 1,147
Leicester 1
Lincoln 211
Liverpool 625
London 8,520
Luton 185
Maidstone 87
Manchester 1,425
Middlesbrough 315
Newcastle 1,157
Newport 1,574
Newport IOW 59
Ripon 7
Northampton 121
Omagh 4
Peterborough 875
Plymouth 212
Portsmouth 369
Reading 137
Scarborough 20
Sheffield 574
Shrewsbury 56
St Austell 3
Stirling 32
Stoke on Trent 278
Swansea 174
Swindon 18
Warwick 34
Wick 1
Wrexham 56
Yeovil 63
York 45
Total 23,586

The variation in numbers from office to office reflects both the sizes of offices and their catchment population as well as how long they have been operational.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1274; 698 c87-8WA
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Applications Interviews Passports Offices Identity and Passport Service
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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