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Written question asked by Damian Green (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 April 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 April 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 20 April 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.


Identity Cards: Costs

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of the costs of identity cards for (a) UK citizens, (b) Irish citizens and (c) foreign nationals she expects to be covered by receipts from fees for issue of the cards.
Answer

All operational resource costs associated with providing passports and ID cards to British and Irish citizens resident in the UK are expected to be funded through fee income. Initial set-up costs for this group will be funded by the Home Office.The operational cost of issuing identity cards for foreign nationals, including capturing and registering biometric information, will be fully recovered through the application fees.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
491 c180W; 269172
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Costs Identity cards Per capita costs
Link
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