Clause 97 - Physical data: compulsory provision
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill
10:45 am
Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking, Conservative)
I do not feel as strongly as the hon. Gentleman about the amendment, which I tabled, but if I beg to ask leave to withdraw it, it may be that it cannot be voted on. I understand that there will be regulations and I accept the need for them. The clause is terribly widely drawn, which is of concern to us all, but we are debating in a slight vacuum, because we do not know what the regulations will say. The purpose of the amendment is to put down a marker that we shall return to the issue with some vigour when we see the regulations. I think that we had a ministerial assurance
that we shall have enough parliamentary time to examine these matters more carefully. That is satisfactory for today.