Proceeding contribution from David Davis (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 March 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Identity Cards Bill.

Identity Cards Bill

I will in a moment, as I have referred to the hon. Lady. I did not know that Labour Members were so sensitive these days, but there we are. The words of the Labour manifesto are clear. It states that ID cards will be"““rolling out on a voluntary basis as people renew their passports””." The key word is ““voluntary””, and we shall return to it time and again in the next five or 10 minutes. The Home Secretary has been forced to declare that the ID card is effectively voluntary.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 443 c1648
Session: 2005-06
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Applications Legislative process Identity cards Documents National identity register Passports Registration Salisbury convention
Legislation: Identity Cards Bill 2005-06
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Identity Cards Bill

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