Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June to Question 1193 on Passports: Applications, how many of the 98.5 per cent of passport applications completed in 10 weeks were upgraded by the applicant to a premium or fast track service.

Upgrades to urgent services are only required where an applicant needs a passport sooner than ten weeks.

For the small percentage of customers whose applications take longer than ten weeks, there is an expedited service at no additional cost to help ensure they receive their passport ahead of their travel.