Written question asked by Lord Laird (Non-affiliated) on Tuesday, 24 October 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 November 2017. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 November 2017 on behalf of the Home Office.

Passports: Northern Ireland

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many passports Her Majesty's Passport Office (Northern Ireland Regional Office) has issued in each year since 2007.

Answer

The table below contains the number of UK passports issued by Belfast Passport Office since 2007.

Calendar Year	Passports issued in Belfast Passport Office
2007	364,821
2008	341,898
2009	370,622
2010	364,688
2011	408,628
2012	427,422
2013	433,530
2014	628,528
2015	767,598
2016	750,937
2017*	358,457
Total	5,217,129

*2017 information is up to and including June 2017.

Secondary information