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Identity Cards Bill

I remember saying that to the hon. Gentleman, and I will of course take on board those issues as we move forward. Let me deal directly with the cost to the individual—the issue that those listening to this debate want most reassurance on. As the House knows, on Second Reading my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary gave a commitment that he would seek to introduce an ID card cost that we believe is affordable and fair to the majority of the public. The hon. Member for Newark (Patrick Mercer) said that we danced round this issue in Committee, and I am happy to tell him this evening that the Home Secretary has confirmed that a £30 fee for a stand-alone ID card would be a fair price to pay. We believe that, crucially, it is affordable—