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Identity Cards Bill

This amendment raises my hackles in respect of a matter that we debated on the first Committee day: convenience. The weight of the Bill favours the construction of the register on the basis of the state. The convenience of the individual is conveniently forgotten, if the Committee will forgive that phraseology. The amendment may be imperfect but never mind, its great virtue is that it reminds us that what we are aiming for is a system that works for the convenience of the individual citizen. In those terms, I certainly support the proposition of the noble Lord, Lord Phillips.