The answer to that question is clearly no. The hon. Lady will be aware, as I am, that at least one Home Office Minister recommended that the word ““voluntary”” should not be used in the manifesto, but the Government insisted on it.
Identity Cards Bill
Proceeding contribution from
David Davis
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 March 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Identity Cards Bill.
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