To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the annual cost of the identity card scheme announced by his Department on 2nd November includes the cost of adding visual verification features to the face of the card; and what visual verification options are under consideration. - No...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the annual cost of the identity card scheme announced by his Department on 2nd November includes the cost of adding visual verification features to the face of the card; and what visual verification options are under consideration. - No...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the unit cost of a biometric identity card reader; what estimate he has made of the potential savings in identity fraud costs that may be consequent on development of the identity card scheme; which...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the unit cost of a biometric identity card reader; what estimate he has made of the potential savings in identity fraud costs that may be consequent on development of the identity card scheme; which...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information will be required to be provided by an applicant for an identity card.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information will be required to be provided by an applicant for an identity card.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what use will be made of data-sharing powers in background checks of applicants for identity cards. - Inc ref to 'Identity Cards: The Next Steps' (Cm 6020).

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what use will be made of data-sharing powers in background checks of applicants for identity cards. - Inc ref to 'Identity Cards: The Next Steps' (Cm 6020).

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the security and human rights questions posed by the actions of the Government of North Korea. Motion withdrawn.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the security and human rights questions posed by the actions of the Government of North Korea. Motion withdrawn.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency in the verification of the nuclear safeguard arrangements required under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency in the verification of the nuclear safeguard arrangements required under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Whether the renewed European Union and Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe dialogue with Belarus will cover arms exports and proliferation and the verification of end-uses for such exports [HL 1892].

Whether the renewed European Union and Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe dialogue with Belarus will cover arms exports and proliferation and the verification of end-uses for such exports [HL 1892].

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how he will ensure that the central register used in the identity card scheme will be more (a) accurate and (b) transparent than existing databases.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how he will ensure that the central register used in the identity card scheme will be more (a) accurate and (b) transparent than existing databases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects that talks will be held with Libya about ending its programme for the development of weapons of mass destruction; which other countries he expects will be involved; and what role the International Atomic Energy Agency will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects that talks will be held with Libya about ending its programme for the development of weapons of mass destruction; which other countries he expects will be involved; and what role the International Atomic Energy Agency will...