Identity Cards Bill

I will in a moment, as I have referred to the hon. Lady. I did not know that Labour Members were so sensitive these days, but there we are. The words of the Labour manifesto are clear. It states that ID cards will be"““rolling out on a voluntary basis as people renew their passports””." The key word is ““voluntary””, and we shall return to it time and again in the next five or 10 minutes. The Home Secretary has been forced to declare that the ID card is effectively voluntary.