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HANSARDPassport Application Processing TimesIt is concerning to hear of those examples, because there are clear standards and procedures for how passports are delivered: they cannot, for example, just be left in a communal…20 Jun 2022HANSARDPassport Application Processing TimesAs we saw last week, those who have nothing to offer by way of policy like to go personal. To help the hon. Member, the question was about the proportion of passport applications…20 Jun 2022HANSARDPassport Application Processing TimesWe are certainly grateful for the hard work that staff are putting in, and, as I said last week, it is a pity that we are seeing their efforts being rubbished for political ends.…20 Jun 2022HANSARDPassport Application Processing TimesDearie me! In fact, we have been increasing the number of staff at the Passport Office rather than reducing it as the hon. Lady has implied. We have dealt with 3 million…20 Jun 2022HANSARDPoints-based Immigration System: Labour ShortagesMy right hon. Friend will appreciate that I cannot give comments and pledges from the Dispatch Box, but I am very happy to meet him, and he highlights a valid point. Russia is not…20 Jun 2022HANSARDPoints-based Immigration System: Labour ShortagesThe hon. Member might benefit from taking some time to look at the labour markets across most of the developed world, including the European Union. He will see that shortages in…20 Jun 2022HANSARDVisa Processing TimesUK Visas and Immigration is prioritising applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine, so applications for other visas are taking longer…20 Jun 2022HANSARDPoints-based Immigration System: Labour ShortagesThat is an interesting one. Those whose asylum claim has been outstanding for more than a year can take jobs on the shortage occupations list, which has included care workers…20 Jun 2022HANSARDVisa Processing TimesI thank my right hon. Friend for his question, and I know the team in Portcullis House will appreciate his praise. We are looking at the learnings from the hub-style approach in…20 Jun 2022HANSARDPassport Application Processing TimesAs we have said a couple of times before at the Dispatch Box, people involved in the passport operation have been back in the office for some time. However, we are happy to…20 Jun 2022HANSARDPassport Application Processing TimesAcross March, April and May, Her Majesty’s Passport Office completed the processing of approximately 3 million passport applications, with 98.5% of those from the UK being…20 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogLook, no one wants to be in a situation where we have a service level of 10 weeks. We would much rather be back at our traditional service level. However, we have had literally…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogGo on, then.14 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogI pay tribute to HM Passport Office, where people are working hard—many have been working at weekends as well. Many people are continuing to receive their passports in good time…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogI have already outlined several things. We are recruiting more staff, we have opened a new inquiry counter, we are having increased delivery capability, and we have been planning…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogWell, what I am happy to keep confirming is about the massive output, the hard work of HMPO, and the plans, which, I must say, were put in place long before Labour Members showed…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogI am also grateful to colleagues who are giving advice to their constituents in these circumstances as well as for planned travel and for reminding constituents that contacting…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogThe routes that colleagues can use to get in contact should not be used to expedite a passport application ahead of a holiday, particularly if the application was submitted only…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogThe hon. Member will appreciate that, as I am a Home Office Minister, I should not comment on matters relating to a police investigation from the Dispatch Box. However, if she…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogTo let others speak, I need to come towards winding up, but I will give way briefly to my hon. Friend.14 Jun 2022