Speeches

Lord Roberts of Llandudno – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno on 2015-12-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many personal interviews with adults applying for a passport for the first time have been conducted in each year since such interviews were required, and what has been the total cost of conducting those interviews.

Lord Bates

The 2007-08 information below reflects the pilot and roll out of the Interview offices across this period of time. The increase in costs in 2008-09 reflects the final locations and staff starting. The reduction in costs between 2011 and 2012 reflects the reduction in locations.

Financial Year

Number of Interviews

Estate and staff costs (£)

2007-08

85,051

31,915,273

2008-09

261,438

37,316,440

2009-10

297,575

36,756,542

2010-11

296,312

31,087,014

2011-12

257,518

10,289,941

2012-13

283,341

9,269,802

2013-14

277,560

8,946,213