Derek McDowell (Labour)

In a sense I was teasing out the same question. I assume the passports in question were ten-year passports, as are most passports issued. On expiry after ten years a fresh application must be made. That period would now be almost up. I am wondering if applications for renewal have been made in the case of any of those individuals. Is it open to the Department to look again at the circumstances in which the passports were granted in the first place?

The Minister has raised an interesting issue, namely, the notion of revoking a passport. Is there no basis on which a passport can be revoked? Quite apart from the scheme in question, if someone makes an application and supplies information subsequently found to be wrong, in effect falsified, is it open to the Department to point out that the application contained untruths and thereby revoke the passport? If there is no such power there should be.