No, I will not give way to my hon. Friend. There is very little time left and if I give way someone else will not be able to speak.
The right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden raised a second, more general point against identity cards on the grounds that having such a biometric database would effectively open up the way for fraudsters, terrorists and anyone else to access the system.
Identity Cards Bill
Proceeding contribution from
George Howarth
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 March 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Identity Cards Bill.
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