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Passports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve passport renewal and acquisition times.

answeredCameron ThomasHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
12 Mar 2026
Answer
17 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve passport renewal and acquisition times.

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    His Majesty’s Passport Office consistently exceeds the performance indicator for its standard service within the UK, with over 98.5% of customers receiving their passport within three weeks where no further information is required.Information about the pe...

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