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Identity Cards Bill

My Lords, I hesitate to rise again, but my noble friend has raised some ancillary issues which come up where a particular card might help. Not least, there are the backpackers and the young who, when travelling around the world on their own, may not have the same responsibility as the older generation. Undoubtedly, it would be beneficial if any card that they were carrying had additional information on next of kin, and perhaps other identifying marks of some importance. However, when we look at how information changes and for how long cards should exist, we must look at all the changes that take place in people’s lives such, as the changes in name. My noble friend makes quite an important point. Can the Government answer it?