Passports: Biometrics

Mr. Redwood
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what data security measures have been implemented for the ePassport database; how much has been spent on such measures; and how much is expected to be spent on such measures in future.

Meg Hillier
The ePassport has replaced the previous version of the passport. It also uses the same database—the Passports Application Storage System—for information storage. It did not, therefore, require any additional data security measures or any additional expenditure.