Current status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 2 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people in Scotland do not own a (a) passport or (b) driving licence.
The Scottish Government does not hold passport data. Nationality and citizenship are matters that are fully reserved to the United Kingdom Government under the Devolution Settlement. The responsibility for issuing passports sits with HM Passport Office, which is part of the Home Office.
The Scottish Household survey produces annual estimates of the number of adults (17+) in possession of a drivers licence. The latest estimates for 2015, published on 27 September 2016 show that 68% of Scottish adults have a drivers licence. Further information is available in the publication: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/09/7673