Identity Cards Bill

With respect to the noble Baroness, it is constructive for us to discuss whether there is danger in a central register that not only will be used by any government—and some governments may be much worse than others—but is probably capable of being penetrated from within by people who would use that information in a very dangerous way. This issue is important because we are talking about a national organisation that will be completely comprehensive, and we do not know where that juggernaut might go. There is a great difference between discussing identity cards and discussing a national register of this kind.