Identity Cards Bill

My hon. Friend has not addressed many of his remarks to the Lords amendments and the reasons for preferring the amendment tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Frank Dobson). I note that there is a difference. The Lords amendment talks about costs and benefits whereas that of my right hon. Friend talks about costs. I suspect that taking references to benefits out of the report would not shorten it by much but, more importantly, my right hon. Friend’s amendment takes out references to all Government Departments. When costs are published over the next period, it is important that we do not see just what is happening in the Home Office but what is happening in other Government Departments as well. So far, there has been no information whatever on that.