Lord Roberts of Llandudno – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno on 2015-12-01.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many personal interviews with adults applying for a passport for the first time have been conducted in each year since such interviews were required, and what has been the total cost of conducting those interviews.
Lord Bates
The 2007-08 information below reflects the pilot and roll out of the Interview offices across this period of time. The increase in costs in 2008-09 reflects the final locations and staff starting. The reduction in costs between 2011 and 2012 reflects the reduction in locations.
|
Financial Year |
Number of Interviews |
Estate and staff costs (£) |
|
2007-08 |
85,051 |
31,915,273 |
|
2008-09 |
261,438 |
37,316,440 |
|
2009-10 |
297,575 |
36,756,542 |
|
2010-11 |
296,312 |
31,087,014 |
|
2011-12 |
257,518 |
10,289,941 |
|
2012-13 |
283,341 |
9,269,802 |
|
2013-14 |
277,560 |
8,946,213 |
