Identity Cards Bill

The hon. Gentleman likes to make his name on economics. I will give way to him after this section. Even on the Government’s figures, the price of passports for a family of four would rise from £134 to £372. On the LSE’s figures, which I trust more, the cost could be as high as £300 per person or more than £1,000 for a family of four—a plastic poll tax that the Government must fear will lead no one to volunteer for the system.