James Brokenshire corrected a written answer on Passports
Ian Austin (Labour, Dudley North) asked written question 200217 on 11 June 2014. James Brokenshire answered on 8 July 2014 for the Home Office, and James Brokenshire corrected the answer on 2 September 2014. The correction replaced 2 figures (1,446,983, 4,528,751) with 2 figures (1,425,885, 4,461,343). Altogether 4 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for (a) new passports and (b) passport renewals there have been in the last year; and what the annual change in such figures has been.
Original and corrected answer
Struck through: original only. Bold: correction only.
| Original | Corrected |
|---|---|
| During the period between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014, Her Majesty's Passport Office received renewal applications. This compares with 1,346,246 first time applications and 4,036,267 passport renewal applications during the period between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013. | During the period between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014, Her Majesty's Passport Office received 1,425,885 first time passport applications and 4,461,343 passport renewal applications. This compares with 1,346,246 first time applications and 4,036,267 passport renewal applications during the period between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013. |
The question and answer on the Parliament website.
More on James Brokenshire.
Receipt
| Read from | https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/61397?expandMember=true |
|---|---|
| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 57f99c9028db019b8515337799994c787e8f19b2bf887292043cb602d59dc414 |