My Lords, I am sorry, I am totally tone-deaf and I cannot really dance. But I did win the dancing prize for waltz at my prep school with Francis Woodhouse, who could only go backwards and I could only go forwards. Taking that as a guide, and listening to what has been said, I cannot agree...

My Lords, I am sorry, I am totally tone-deaf and I cannot really dance. But I did win the dancing prize for waltz at my prep school with Francis Woodhouse, who could only go backwards and I could only go forwards. Taking that as a guide, and listening to what has been said, I cannot agree...

moved Amendment No. 120A:"Page 39, line 15, leave out ““Cards”” and insert ““Register””" The noble Lord said: My Lords, this is probably an extraordinarily simple amendment, but it has an ulterior motive that is absolutely clear. I want to try to get us back on the right track. Identity cards for some purposes are...

moved Amendment No. 120A:"Page 39, line 15, leave out ““Cards”” and insert ““Register””" The noble Lord said: My Lords, this is probably an extraordinarily simple amendment, but it has an ulterior motive that is absolutely clear. I want to try to get us back on the right track. Identity cards for some purposes are...

My Lords, one thing I know about my noble friend Lord Northesk is that he has, over many years, been thorough in the extreme. He probably does more research on the issue than the entire Home Office put together. However, that said, I sometimes find it quite difficult to understand exactly what...

My Lords, one thing I know about my noble friend Lord Northesk is that he has, over many years, been thorough in the extreme. He probably does more research on the issue than the entire Home Office put together. However, that said, I sometimes find it quite difficult to understand exactly what...

That was an unfortunate Freudian slip, my Lords, for which I apologise.

That was an unfortunate Freudian slip, my Lords, for which I apologise.

moved Amendment No. 111:"After Clause 40, insert the following new clause—" ““PROOF OF IDENTITY (1)   A passport issued to a British national by the United Kingdom Passport Service shall be proof of that person’s identity. (2)   The United Kingdom Passport Service shall issue upon request to any British passport holder an identity card (““British...

moved Amendment No. 111:"After Clause 40, insert the following new clause—" ““PROOF OF IDENTITY (1)   A passport issued to a British national by the United Kingdom Passport Service shall be proof of that person’s identity. (2)   The United Kingdom Passport Service shall issue upon request to any British passport holder an identity card (““British...

My Lords, I cannot agree with the latter hedging by the Minister. If the passport is the ultimate identity card and thus what I call the ““British National Identity Card””, which the Minister calls a travel card, and is accepted as proof of identity by all government departments, it might be well...

My Lords, I cannot agree with the latter hedging by the Minister. If the passport is the ultimate identity card and thus what I call the ““British National Identity Card””, which the Minister calls a travel card, and is accepted as proof of identity by all government departments, it might be well...

My Lords, as the noble Lords, Lord Pearson and Lord Stoddart, know, all passports in Europe at the moment have ““European Union”” on the front cover and the inside cover in 12 languages. The problem now is in how many other languages it will be. We will have sovereignty over our own passports....

My Lords, as the noble Lords, Lord Pearson and Lord Stoddart, know, all passports in Europe at the moment have ““European Union”” on the front cover and the inside cover in 12 languages. The problem now is in how many other languages it will be. We will have sovereignty over our own passports....