Identity Cards Bill

I thank the noble Lord for that. I also thank those officials who have worked so hard on these documents. We tried to get them out as quickly as we could; it was difficult to get them out by Friday. Everyone was e-mailed and everyone had a hard copy sent to them. About 70 copies went out to named Members of the House who had participated previously. I assure noble Lords that we did everything in our power to make sure that the information got to noble Lords as quickly as it could. I apologise if, notwithstanding all our efforts, we failed.