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HM Passport Office Backlog

Proceeding contribution from Kevin Foster (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 June 2022. It occurred during Opposition day on HM Passport Office Backlog.

I thank the hon. Member for her comments and join her in paying tribute to the staff at the Glasgow passport office, who are working hard to deal with

applications, including more complex applications—not every applicant is immediately entitled to a British passport. Ensuring that support is there for staff is one of the things that we discuss with senior managers.

Some staff have worked through weekends as well. We obviously do not enforce weekend working, but there have been overtime opportunities for some months for staff who wish to take them. Alongside that, we are ensuring that there is support for members of staff, because working seven days a week for months on end is not healthy. I thank the hon. Member for the tone and nature of her intervention.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
716 cc166-7 
Session
2022-23
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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