My Lords, the first way in which I know is because there was a general election—a party won and a party lost—and this measure was in the manifesto. The union opposite distorts what, to me, is a clear move towards a stage of compulsion. That is the first way.
The second way—I know this is modern—is that we asked people.
Identity Cards Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Gould of Brookwood
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 15 March 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Identity Cards Bill.
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