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Identity Cards Bill

Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bills on Wednesday, 16 November 2005, in the House of Lords.

Identity Cards Bill. Lords Committee stage second day. Clause 1 under consideration. (Part 2 of 2 records).

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

675 c1157-78

Session

2005-06

Department

Home Office

Legislative stage

Committee stage

Procedure

Government defeats

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Identity Cards Bill. Brought from the Commons. Explanatory notes HL Bill 28-EN also published.
Wednesday, 19 October 2005
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 675 c1177-8 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I may just clarify an issue. Certain assumptions were made in what I said earlier, and I nee...

Earl of Northesk | 675 c1174-5 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this important and useful debate. I echo my...

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Baroness Anelay of St Johns | 675 c1175-7 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 36:"Page 2, line 14, leave out paragraph (g)." The noble Baroness said: I shall...

Lord Lyell of Markyate | 675 c1173-4 (Link to this contribution) I add my appreciation for the way the Minister has responded to these important points. I think that...

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 675 c1174 (Link to this contribution) We have had a positive debate. I sympathise with the concern of my noble friend Lord Maxton. To answ...

Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 675 c1172 (Link to this contribution) As the noble Baroness said, it is because of the historicity of the issue. It is easy enough now, bu...

Lord Crickhowell | 675 c1172-3 (Link to this contribution) I want to make one point but, before I do so, I say to the noble Lord, Lord Maxton, that we are not ...

Lord Bassam of Brighton | 675 c1178 (Link to this contribution) I would like to thank the noble Baroness for her courtesy on this matter. I beg to move that the Hou...

Lord Maxton | 675 c1172 (Link to this contribution) That is the point—95 or 98 per cent of the population are exactly the kind of people whom the noble ...

Earl of Northesk | 675 c1157-9 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 24:"Page 2, line 7, leave out paragraphs (b) to (f)." The noble Earl said: The ...

Baroness Anelay of St Johns | 675 c1162-4 (Link to this contribution) In speaking to my amendments, I support those moved by my noble friend Lord Northesk and spoken to m...

Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 675 c1164-5 (Link to this contribution) I support the amendment. Clarity will be essential if a lot of people are not to get very upset over...

Viscount Simon | 675 c1159 (Link to this contribution) I advise Members of the Committee that, if Amendment No. 24 is agreed to, I cannot call Amendments N...

Lord Crickhowell | 675 c1159-62 (Link to this contribution) Last night my noble friend Lord Northesk rendered the Committee a service by enabling us to debate t...

Lord Crickhowell | 675 c1169 (Link to this contribution) I am most grateful to the noble Baroness for giving an extremely helpful, positive and detailed resp...

Lord Lyell of Markyate | 675 c1165 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I may be swift in illustrating the problems. I am sure it is sensible to have a maximum time...

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 675 c1165-9 (Link to this contribution) First, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Crickhowell, for his remarkable memory. He had no difficulty i...

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 675 c1169-70 (Link to this contribution) I can certainly understand what the noble Lord says. The most important thing is that the details th...

Lord Maxton | 675 c1170 (Link to this contribution) This is a genuine question—I am not clear in my own mind as to the relationship between the register...

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 675 c1170 (Link to this contribution) Is my noble friend saying that if there is an inability or insecurity about providing an address, wo...

Viscount Colville of Culross | 675 c1170 (Link to this contribution) A number of us—and I see two of my noble colleagues here this evening—in this House are now very muc...

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 675 c1170-1 (Link to this contribution) I assure the noble Viscount that I will certainly think about that. One of the advantages that we ha...

Viscount Colville of Culross | 675 c1171 (Link to this contribution) That is exactly why I raised the point—I am a member of the committee. We know our limitations: we c...

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 675 c1171 (Link to this contribution) I absolutely understand that; I was simply seeking to compliment those who, like the noble Viscount,...

Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 675 c1171 (Link to this contribution) This mini debate makes me wonder just how practical all this will be. With a high level of limited l...

Lord Maxton | 675 c1171-2 (Link to this contribution) I am still astonished by the feeling that somehow or other the register will create a mass of totall...

Baroness Anelay of St Johns | 675 c1172 (Link to this contribution) We need to nip this in the bud. We are talking about the requirement for people to provide an histor...

Baroness Anelay of St Johns | 675 c1178 (Link to this contribution) As we are very flexible in this House and self-regulating whenever it is practical to do so, I welco...

Subjects

Data protection

Databases

Biometrics

Crime prevention

Costs

Banks

Fraud

Identity cards

Undocumented migrants

Domicil

Personal records

Personation

National identity register

Proof of identity

Registration

Terrorism

Security

Legislation

Identity Cards Bill 2005-06

Link

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