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Identity Cards Bill

I note my hon. Friend’s point about the LSE figures. On the Government’s figures—the main thrust of his question—he will know that we commissioned an independent assessment from KPMG. It looked in detail at the business case for the scheme and concluded, in an independent summary that we placed in the Library, that it was ““robust and appropriate””. We have not opened up the whole report to Members, so some of the details will have to be taken on trust, but I can assure my hon. Friend that that was KPMG’s conclusion and I urge him to refer to the document, which suggests that our figures have some validity.