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Proceeding contribution from Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 16 November 2005. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Identity Cards Bill.


Identity Cards Bill

I make it clear to the noble Lord that we are not going to oblige people to carry the card. That needs to be understood. We have made it very clear on a number of occasions. The noble Lord said that we are an inquisitive government. This card will offer people a very important freedom: the freedom from having their security and their personal details invaded by those who seek to commit crimes against them. Personal identity fraud is a growing issue in this country. The card will provide for many people a guarantee against that. That is why many people in this country think that ID cards are of great value.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
675 c1081 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Data protection Databases Crime prevention Costs Banks Fraud Identity cards Undocumented migrants Domicil Personal records Personation Proof of identity Registration Terrorism Security
Legislation
Identity Cards Bill 2005-06
Link
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