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Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill. Lords Committee stage. Clauses 1-3, 5-9, 11-6, 18-45, 47-60, 62-70, 72-4, 76-112,114-23, 125-8, 132-41, 144-66, 168-9 agreed to. Clauses 10 and 124 disagreed to. Clauses 4, 17, 46, 61, 71, 75 , 113, 129, 130-1, 142-3, 167, 173-4 agreed to as amended. Schedules 1-3,...

Lead member

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Answering member

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Department

Home Office

Type

Committee of the Whole House (HL); Debates on bills

Date

5 April 2005

Reference

671 c595-652,677-713

House

House of Lords

Debate on bill

Identity Cards Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Lead member

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Answering member

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Department

Home Office

Type

Debates on bills

Date

21 March 2005

Reference

671 c46-106

House

House of Lords

Debate on bill

Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House. (Part 1 of 2)

Lead member

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Answering member

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Department

Home Office

Type

Debates on bills

Date

14 March 2005

Reference

670 c1077-93,1106-98

House

House of Lords

Parliamentary proceeding

Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House. (Part 2 of 2)

Lead member

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Answering member

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Department

Home Office

Type

Parliamentary proceedings

Date

14 March 2005

Reference

670 c1077-93,1106-98

House

House of Lords

Control of Identification Documents (Offences) Bill.

Member

Chris McCafferty (Labour)

Type

Ten minute rule bills

Date

9 March 2005

Reference

Bill 82 2004/05

House

House of Commons

Control of Identification Documents (Offences)

Control of identification documents (offences). Ten minute rule motion for leave to introduce a Bill. Agreed to on question. Presentation and first reading (Bill 82 2004/05). To be read a second time 18 March.

Lead member

Chris McCafferty

Type

Debates on bills

Date

9 March 2005

Reference

431 c1520-2

House

House of Commons

Debate on bill

Gambling Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the whole House.

Lead member

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Answering member

Baroness Buscombe

Department

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Debates on bills

Date

22 February 2005

Reference

669 c1136-206

House

House of Lords

Speakers Committee on the Electoral Commission

Answered by

Baroness Browning (Conservative)

Answering body

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

21 February 2005

Reference

431 c17-8

House

House of Commons

Speakers Committee on the Electoral Commission

Answered by

Baroness Browning (Conservative)

Answering body

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

21 February 2005

Reference

431 c17-8

House

House of Commons

Speakers Committee on the Electoral Commission

To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what representations the Electoral Commission has received on guidance issued to electoral registration officers on postal voter identification.

Asked by

George Mudie (Labour)

Answering body

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

21 February 2005

Reference

431 c17-8; 217007

House

House of Commons

Speakers Committee on the Electoral Commission

1st supplementary that the circular contained advice only and is not legally binding, but presented a misleading picture.

Asked by

George Mudie (Labour)

Answering body

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

21 February 2005

Reference

431 c17-8

House

House of Commons

Programme motion, Rep and 3R:Identity Cards Bill 2004/05

Identity Cards Bill. Programme motion (No 2) on Report stage. Agreed to on division (220 to 131). Report stage. New clause 1 negatived on division (128 to 221). New clause 4 negatived on division (126 to 233). New clause 3 disagreed to on question. Amendment 26 negatived on division (125...

Lead member

Lord Browne of Ladyton

Answering member

Humfrey Malins

Department

Home Office

Type

Debates on bills

Date

10 February 2005

Reference

430 c1677-756;430 c1673-752

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) biometric passports and (b) identity cards will contain (i) radio frequency identification chips and (ii) contactless integrated circuits.

Asked by

Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 February 2005

Reference

430 c1523W; 214994

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library copies of the work conducted by Consult Hyperion Ltd on (a) the biometric technology roadmap for person identification within UK policing and (b) the Facial Images National Database. - Inc ref to 18...

Asked by

Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 February 2005

Reference

430 c1523W; 214935

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library the information available to his Department on the accuracy of (a) biometric tests and (b) biometric card readers; if he will list the biometric card readers his Department has assessed; what assessment he...

Asked by

Annabelle Ewing (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 December 2004

For answer on

7 February 2005

Answered on

7 February 2005

Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library the information available to his Department on the accuracy of (a) biometric tests and (b) biometric card readers; if he will list the biometric card readers his Department has assessed; what assessment he has made of the accuracy of (i) fingerprint tests, (ii) iris tests and (iii) face recognition tests; and what assessment he has made of the (A) problems and (B) benefits associated with each technology. [206206] Mr. Browne: Work was commissioned on biometrics from NPL (National Physical Laboratory) on the feasibility of the use of biometrics in an identity card scheme. I have placed copies in the Library, and it is also available on the identity cards publications web page (http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/comrace/identitycards/ publications.html). Related work is available on the Communications and Electronic Security Group website (http://www.cesg.gov.uk) in particular the "Best Practice" standards for testing and reporting on biometric device performance and the "Biometrics Testing Final Report", both of which deal with the testing of biometric devices. The Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) has conducted large scale tests on the operational accuracy of fingerprint based identification systems for policing purposes, namely on the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS), and more recently for its successor, IDENT1. PITO has produced an `Identification Roadmap' which identifies issues on biometric identification as they relate to its use in policing, both now and in the future. I have placed copies in the Library. A very basic benchmark exercise was carried out in 2000 on the Immigration and Asylum Fingerprint Identification system in order to assess the accuracy of the system. The only test carried out involved hard copies often-print fingerprint forms which were searched and stored on the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). The Identity Cards Programme is actively investigating the performance of operational systems which enrol and match biometrics, including fingerprints, face and iris. Our conclusions are that the findings of the National Physical Laboratory reports are supported by the information gained from operational biometric systems. Some biometric technology has been used in the UK Passport Service biometric enrolment trial, the results of which will be published in due course, although it is important to note that this was not a systematic test of equipment, nor was it a technology trial. Rather than evaluate equipment, much of which may be superseded by the time are first issued we are working with other Departments and with expert advice to set the requirements for performance. These requirements, and the requirements for evaluation to demonstrate performance, we shall take to the market when the Identity Cards programme enters its procurement stage which is subject to approval of the Identity Cards Bill which is currently before Parliament.

Date

7 February 2005

Reference

206206; 430 c1267-8W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he has initiated into the use of biometrics for individual identification. - Inc fact that research on identity cards published at www.identitycards.gov.uk.

Asked by

Ian Gibson (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 February 2005

Reference

208357; 430 c1267W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what rules govern responses to requests by clients for the names of the call centre operatives working for his Department and its associated public bodies who are giving them advice.

Asked by

Chris Ruane (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

31 January 2005

Reference

210434; 430 c601-2W

House

House of Commons

Identity Cards Bill. Human Rights Joint Select Committee fifth report with proceedings and appendices.

Type

Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; House of Lords papers; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Joint Committee on Human Rights

Notes

Received 02.02.05

Date

26 January 2005

Reference

HC 283 2004/05;HL 35 2004/05

House

House of Lords; House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what arrangements were made by the Government to aid British passport holders in the wake of the Asian tsunami. - (Holding answer 24 January 2005).

Asked by

Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 January 2005

For answer on

25 January 2005

Answered on

25 January 2005

Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what arrangements were made by the Government to aid British passport holders in the wake of the Asian tsunami. [210413] Mr. Mullin: [holding answer of 24 January]: As soon as the Government received news of the tsunami in the Indian ocean, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) activated its emergency plans for handling a major crisis overseas involving British nationals. On 26 December, the FCO established temporary offices working in all the affected areas to offer support and assistance to British nationals. Providing this support was the priority of all FCO posts in those areas. Our Embassy in Bangkok and our High Commission in Colombo were reinforced with consular staff from both London and other posts in the region. A rapid deployment team of 18 was sent to Colombo. There are currently 45 staff in Bangkok and 32 in Phuket providing consular assistance. In the immediate aftermath of the event, FCO staff provided those British nationals in the affected areas with the full range of consular support including helping them to access medical facilities, issuing emergency travel documents and registering missing persons. An FCO charter flight brought 98 passengers back from Thailand on 1 January. The Government also ensured that there were full reception arrangements at airports for people returning to the UK. This included tailored medical attention where necessary, assistance with getting home and access to psychological and emotional support services. The British Red Cross also established a Help Line for victims of the disaster and their family and a family support network for those affected. FCO officials and UK police personnel are now working with the families of the victims to repatriate remains where appropriate and to help the injured get home. There are 84 UK police personnel in the affected areas helping to identify people as quickly as possible. Police family liaison officers have been assigned to bereaved families. There are currently over 300 liaison officers assigned to families. The FCO has put together a package of financial and other assistance to those affected by the tsunami. This package includes meeting the cost of repatriating remains; immediate medical expenses for those seriously injured; medical evacuation; long-term psychological support; and return travel for two members of the victim's family to the region and five nights accommodation.

Date

25 January 2005

Reference

210413; 430 c239-40W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fingerprint reading machines linked to the National Fingerprint Register are operated by police forces in the UK; and how many checks were carried out in each year since these machines became available. - Includes table. (Holding answer 10...

Asked by

Lord Lilley (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

21 December 2004

For answer on

19 January 2005

Answered on

19 January 2005

Mr. Lilley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fingerprint reading machines linked to the National Fingerprint Register are operated by police forces in the UK; and how many checks were carried out in each year since these machines became available. [207466] Caroline Flint :[holding answer 10 January 2005]: At present there are 198 Livescan Units in use in police forces in England and Wales, linked to the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) to take fingerprints from arrestees. The number of identity checks1 and submissions2 carried out since the introduction of Livescan in England and Wales are as follows. 1 An "identity check" is where a police officer takes the fingerprints of a person in custody only to check whether a record exists on the NAFIS Database. 2 A "submission" is where the prints take from the-person in custody, is recorded on the NAFIS database and creates a Police National Computer (PNC) record. This process still includes an identity check. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 2000 1,690 2001 102,099 2002 343,692 2003 524,729 2004 703,626 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The steady increase in the number of fingerprints taken reflect the increasing use by forces of the technology. I understand from the Scottish Executive that police forces in Scotland started using Livescan Units in August 1997. There are now 33 Livescan units in use by Scottish forces. The number of identity checks and submissions carried out are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1997-98 50,938 1998-99 65,368 1999-2000 68,000 2000-01 60,792 2001-02 61,349 2002-03 60,467 2003-04 64,735 2004-05 (to 31 December 2004) 54,638 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The Police Service of Northern Ireland is currently piloting the use of Livescan technology. One machine has been installed at a police station in Belfast, and has been operational since 4 October 2004. Between 4 October 2004 and 10 January 2005 this machine handled 200 identity checks and submissions. The results of the pilot scheme will be analysed and decisions on expanding the use of the technology will be taken in light of that analysis.

Date

19 January 2005

Reference

207466; 429 c960-1W;429 c964-5W

House

House of Commons

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