Identity Cards Bill

My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons reasons be now considered. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to. commons reasons [The page and line references are to Bill 28 as first printed for the Lords.] 16 Clause 5, page 4, line 44, leave out ““must”” and insert ““may, if the individual so chooses,”” 22 Clause 8, page 7, line 42, leave out ““must”” and insert ““may, if the individual so chooses,”” The Commons insist on their disagreement to Lords Amendments Nos. 16 and 22 but propose Amendments Nos. 22E and 22F in lieu— 22E Page 7, line 38, after ““accompanies”” insert ““or includes”” 22F Page 7, line 43, leave out from ““manner”” to the end and insert ““ensure that an application to be issued with such a card accompanies or is included”” The Lords do not insist on their Amendments Nos. 16 and 22, in respect of which the Commons have insisted on their disagreement, do disagree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 22E and 22F in lieu, and do propose Amendments Nos. 22G and 22H in lieu— 22G Page 4, line 44, after ““individual”” insert ““and is made on or before 31st December 2011, that application may, if the individual so chooses, include an application by that individual to be entered in the Register. (2A)   Where an application to be issued with a designated document is made by an individual and is made after 31st December 2011,”” 22H Page 7, line 42, leave out from ““card”” to end of line 2 on page 8 and insert ““may, if the individual so chooses, in the prescribed manner, include an application to be issued with such a card in any application made by him to be issued with a designated document, where that application is made on or before 31st December 2011. (7A)   An individual who is not already the holder of an ID card must, in the prescribed manner, include an application to be issued with such a card in any application made by him to be issued with a designated document, where that application is made after 31st December 2011.”” The Commons disagree to this amendment for the following reason— 22GA & 22I Because the Commons do not consider it appropriate to delay until 1st January 2012 the commencement of the rule that a person applying for a designated document must at the same time apply to be entered in the Register and to have an ID Card issued to him