The hon. Member for South Swindon (Anne Snelgrove) has let the cat out of the bag—the manifesto clearly states ““on a voluntary basis””. Why does the Home Secretary not amend the Bill, so that people obtaining passports and driving licences who do not share his confidence in ID cards do not have to have one forced on them? Then, we would all be happy.
Identity Cards Bill
Proceeding contribution from
John Redwood
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 March 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Identity Cards Bill.
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