I opposed identity cards from the very beginning and I have not changed my views, but will the Home Secretary bear in mind that in 1996 the Conservative Home Secretary, Michael Howard, announced that the Conservative Government intended to bring in an identity card scheme? It was described as voluntary—whatever that meant. It was not possible to do so for obvious reasons: because of what happened in 1997.
Identity Documents Bill
Proceeding contribution from
David Winnick
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 9 June 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Identity Documents Bill.
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