To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost was of renewing a UK visa which had been lost or stolen in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011.

The cost of obtaining a replacement UK visa due to a lost or stolen passport would vary, depending on what type of visa had been granted in the first instance.

Applicants overseas are required to reapply and pay the appropriate fee to obtain a new visa. Applicants in the UK may make a transfer of conditions application. The current fee for a transfer of conditions application is £216.

The UK Border Agency has published details on fees, including the indicative unit cost for each application type for the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 in the Explanatory Memorandum to the Fees Regulations.