| Heading: |
Passports: Fees and Charges |
| Question ID: |
1787055 |
| UIN: |
40123 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-20 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5340 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Jack Rankin
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| Asking Member handle: |
jackmrankin
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@jackmrankin
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether His Majesty's Passport Office has considered introducing an option for payment for passports in instalments over 10 years. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-25 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4253 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Seema Malhotra
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| Answering Member handle: |
SeemaMalhotra1
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@SeemaMalhotra1
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| Answer text: |
An instalments approach would place a considerable administrative burden on HM Passport Office to seek payment when they are due and take action where payment is not made.Where a fee is required, the full payment must accompany the application. |
| Original answer text: |
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| Comparable answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
1 |
| Answering body name: |
Home Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |