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Identity Cards Bill

My Lords, does the Minister know whether there have been proper consultations in Scotland about this? I am not in a position to say what the differences are, but there are some differences in the law concerning children. There could possibly be a clash. The Scottish Parliament has said that it is not at all interested in identity cards and does not want to use them in any way at all—a fact which I am sure will eventually disappear into oblivion as time goes on if the Bill becomes law. But it is important to be quite sure that we are all right vis-à-vis Scots law concerning children. If the Minister does not know that there has been full consultation, I ask her to ensure that there is, so that there is no clash.