Clause 8 - Issue etc. of ID cards
Identity Cards Bill
11:00 am
Mr John Robertson (Glasgow Anniesland, Labour)
I had no real intention of taking part in this short debate, but as my hon. Friend the Minister has made his points, I want to add my twopence-worth. I have sat at the back of the Room and listened to what has been said—on more than a few occasions, it has been repetitive. We have gone over the same points time and time again.
I have great sympathy with the hon. Member for Winchester, who wishes to get on with the clauses. I would have had more sympathy with him and fully backed what he said if he had been present during our deliberations the other day.
The hon. Member for Cotswold must take some responsibility for what has just happened in Committee. [Interruption.] I see that he is about to leave again; now he is coming back. He has not given the Committee his full attention, although I am aware that he is on two Committees.