Clause 7 - Procedure for orders under s. 6
Identity Cards Bill
5:00 pm
Mr Des Browne (Minister of State (Citizenship, Immigration and Counter-Terrorism), Home Office; Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Labour)
I do not like doing this, but I will have to say candidly to the hon. Gentleman that I will need to come back to him on that issue. His question requires a precise answer, and I would much rather it if members of the Committee would allow me to give it such an answer. I promise that I will give a precise answer before the Committee reaches its conclusion.
I have said, however, what I want to say in this short clause stand part debate. I trust that I have dealt with the issues that were troubling the hon. Gentleman even though I might not have dealt with the detail. He is entitled to receive that detail and I will give it to him. I do not think that that should prevent anybody from voting on the principle of the clause.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 7 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Sitting suspended.
On resuming—