Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a waiting list system for people seeking an appointment for an urgent passport renewal.

Her Majesty’s Passport Office continues to implement a range of measures to help support people seeking to use its urgent services. This work has led to the recent opening of an eighth public counter offering urgent service appointments, and further increasing appointment availability to help support those people who need their passport more quickly.