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Written question asked by Lord Marlesford (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord West of Spithead (Labour) on Thursday, 25 March 2010.


Passports

Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many forged or stolen United Kingdom passports have been detected at the United Kingdom border in each of the last 12 months.
Answer

The following table details the detections of forged and stolen United Kingdom passports at UK Border Force offices for each month in 2009, the most recent period for which figures are available.

Forgeries Lost/Stolen
Dec 09 8 3
Nov 09 10 5
Oct 09 10 4
Sep 09 21 6
Aug 09 12 4
Jul 09 10 1
Jun 09 12 4
May 09 12 6
Apr 09 17 7
Mar 09 17 6
Feb 09 14 4
Jan 09 13 8
Total for last 12 months 156 58

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2958; 718 c326WA
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Forgery Passports Theft
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk