To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings her Ministers had with the senior management of the Passport Office in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022 to discuss plans for responding to the expected increase in passport renewal applications that result from the re-opening of the travel industry and easing of covid-related lockdown restrictions.

Senior officials in Her Majesty’s Passport Office meet routinely with Ministers to discuss a range of matters relating to passport policy and performance.