Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government where the new British passports will be produced; and what proportion will be produced in the UK.

The next contract for the design, manufacture, and personalisation of UK passports has yet to be awarded, and any detail relating to bids remains commercially sensitive.

There is no reason to require UK passports to be manufactured in the United Kingdom. Up to 20 per cent of blank passport books are currently produced in Europe with no security or operational concerns. However all passports will continue to be personalised with the passport holder’s personal details such as name and photograph, in the United Kingdom. This will ensure that no personal data will leave the UK.