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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Carnegy of Lour (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 12 December 2005. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Identity Cards Bill 2005-06.

Identity Cards Bill

Would it not be more honest of the Government to stop talking about the scheme being voluntary at the moment? People are saying to me, ““I do not worry about identity cards; it is voluntary for the time being. It may never become compulsory””. Would it not be more honest to say, ““It is compulsory if you want to have a passport””? That would be much more honest. It is not voluntary at all if you want to have a passport. I think that that double-speak is doing a lot of damage and, in the long run, will make people less trusting of the whole scheme.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
676 c1013 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Disclosure of information Data protection Codes of practice Biometrics Costs Convictions Delegated legislation Fraud EU countries Fees and charges Fingerprints Immigration EU law Identity cards Documents Fines Eyes Personal records Photographs National identity register Proof of identity Passports Registration
Legislation
Identity Cards Bill 2005-06
Link
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