Passports
Commons · Question 79020 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent applications being delayed due to administrative errors by HM Passport Office.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 20 Oct 2025
His Majesty’s Passport Office is exceeding its performance indicator of 98.5% of standard UK passport applications where no further information is required being processed within three weeks. Performance data can be found in the most recent Transparency D...