Wayne David – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wayne David on 2014-06-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department saved for the Exchequer by closing the Passport Office in Newport.

James Brokenshire

Her Majesty’s Passport Office has not closed its office in Newport. There is
an office in Newport providing counter fast track and premium services,
interviews for first time adult applicants and the Customer Contact Centre.

During 2011-12 as part of a wider operations restructuring, postal passport
application processing ceased in Newport and the office was relocated. It is
estimated that this reduced operational costs by around £2.6 million per year.