Written question asked by Graham Stringer (Labour) on Friday, 26 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 December 2004. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Thursday, 9 December 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports the Immigration and Nationality Directorate has lost in each of the last five years. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Stringer: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many passports the Immigration and Nationality Directorate has lost in each of the last five years. [200972] Mr. Browne: Statistics on the number of letters issued for passports reported lost or mislaid in the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) would be available only at disproportionate cost. However, in General Group there were 53 issued from April 2001 to March 2002; 335 issued from April 2002 to March 2003; 469 issued from April 2003 to March 2004; and 162 issued from April 2004 to September 2004. This should be balanced against the number of decisions made in the same period which were 380,000 (0.01 per cent.); 403,000 (0.08 per cent.); 534,000 (0.08 per cent.); and 250,000 (0.06 per cent.) respectively.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 200972; 428 c743W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Maladministration Lost property Passports Immigration and Nationality Directorate
Contains statistics: Yes
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