Identity Cards Bill

I am grateful for that response. I believe that the reference to principal residence is necessary and I am glad that it is to be put in. I do not wish to exclude the technical information in Clause 3(1)(b)(c) and (d) and I hope that the Minister will address the substance of my point in this manuscript amendment which is to make absolutely clear in Schedule 1 that the information in it is confined to Clause 1 and to the technical parts in Clause 3. I return to this matter again and again. As far as possible we must make this a citizens’ Bill; it is about a citizens’ identity register. I am sick to death of hearing arguments by fancy lawyers, whether in the House or outside it, saying, ““If you look at subsection (6) and subsection (27) and some other subsection you will find the answer you need””. From this House we should be able to produce legislation that, as far as possible, is user-friendly—I do not mean lawyer-friendly, I mean citizen-friendly. Given that it is quite ridiculous that Clause 1 at no point makes any reference to Schedule 1, which is bizarre, we should at least put in Schedule 1 a clear reference to Clause 1 to guide citizens to an understanding of what is an essential part of the Bill.