To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent delays in processing passport applications; and if she will make a statement.
Answered on
22 May 2023
Between January and April 2023, 99.5% of customers using the standard UK service received their passport within the published processing timeframe of ten weeks.
Answered by
Home Office
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