Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Lyell (Conservative). It was answered by Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 July 2005.
Identity Cards: Cost
- Question
- What is their current estimate of the cost of the identity card scheme.
- Answer
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My Lords, the current best estimate of the average annual operating costs of issuing biometric passports and ID cards to UK nationals and operating identity verification services is £584 million, which was published on 25 May. Around 70 per cent of these costs will be incurred by issuing biometric passports, which we will have to do to keep our passports secure.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 673 c993
- Session
- 2005-06
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Costs Identity cards Operating costs
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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