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Identity Documents Bill

I think that there might be some advantages for security in this scheme, and I would like to know the Government’s view on that. From the exchanges I have been reading from, it seems that there may well have been some advantages so far as security is concerned. Indeed, I am reminded that Mr Fazackerley was asked a question by the honourable David Simpson: "““On a point of clarification, Mr Green asked Mike—" I presume that is Mr Fazackerley. I do not think that we would call an expert witness by their Christian name in this House, but perhaps I am being old-fashioned— "““a question about the fact that it takes eight to 12 weeks to carry out the security side of the process, but if a card is lost or misplaced, it can be replaced within 24 hours. Did you say that no further security checks were carried out?””." Mr Fazackerley answered by saying: "““At that point. The benefit that we got from the system was that you were absolutely sure that the person who was standing in the pass office was the right person””. —[Official Report, Commons Public Bill Committee, 29/6/10; col. 28.]" Whether what he said about the issue goes to the question of security or not is a matter for the Committee to decide.