asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether passports issued through Dublin are stamped as issued through the London office. [HL448]

British passports are not stamped to show the office of issue. However, the personal details page includes an entry to show the issuing authority. In the case of passports issued at the British embassy in Dublin, and at all other Foreign and Commonwealth Office posts outside the UK, this is shown as FCO.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Under what conditions residents of the Irish Republic can receive British passports. [HL449]

British passports are issued only to those who hold British nationality, as defined principally in the British Nationality Act 1981, and residence in the Irish Republic does not of itself qualify a person to hold a British passport. The British embassy in Dublin issues passports to British nationals who reside in the Irish Republic.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, as a result of the granting of equality under the Belfast agreement 1998, anyone in the Irish Republic can consider themselves to be British and receive a British passport. [HL450]

No. British nationality depends on specified connections with either the United Kingdom or with a British Overseas Territory. The necessary connections are defined principally in the British Nationality Act 1981. Nationality law was not affected by the Belfast agreement.