Passports
(asked on 10th January 2025) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) new and (b) replacement passports were issued in 2024.
Answered by
Seema Malhotra
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 20th January 2025
In 2024, the number of passports issued to customers applying for their first British passport was 1,277,216.
A further 6,442,605 British passports were issued in 2024. This figure includes renewals, and the replacement of passports that were lost, stolen or damaged.