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Proceeding contribution from Alan Johnson (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 July 2009. It occurred during Opposition day on Identity Cards.


Identity Cards

My hon. Friend, unusually, has made a bit of spurious calculation; usually we leave that to the Opposition Front Benchers. The simple fact is that 70 per cent. of the costs are for the biometric passport, which all parts of the House support. A further £349 million of the cost—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
495 c773 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Data protection Databases Cost effectiveness Software Costs Airports ICT Genetics Identity cards Pilot schemes Privacy Security
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk