Identity Cards Bill

Public Bill Committees

• Identity Cards Bill, 1st sitting (29 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - The National Identity Register (82 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 1, line 10, after “others”, insert “who reasonably require proof”. We shall deal with this amendment in the context of clause 1 as a...
• Identity Cards Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Jimmy Hood in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - The National Identity Register (102 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [5 July]: No. 2, in page 1, line 16, leave out from beginning to end of line 4 on page 2 and insert— '(a) of assistance to the Secretary of State in preventing or...
• Identity Cards Bill, 3rd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Jimmy Hood in the Chair]
  • Clause 2 - Individuals entered in Register (43 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 12, in clause 2, page 2, line 36, leave out '16' and insert '18'.
• Identity Cards Bill, 4th sitting (1 speech)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 2 - Individuals entered in Register (49 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 13, in page 2, line 45, leave out ‘the prescribed period’ and insert ‘a period of 31 days’.—[Mr. Garnier.]
  • Clause 3 - Information recorded in Register (83 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 19, in clause 3, page 3, line 25, leave out paragraph (b).
• Identity Cards Bill, 5th sitting (24 speeches)
  [Mr. Jimmy Hood in the Chair]
  • Clause 3 - Information recorded in Register (27 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [7 July]: No. 22, in clause 3, page 4, line 4, leave out subsection (4) and insert— '(4) Information which is not personal data, once entered in the Register, may...
  • Clause 4 - Designation of documents for purposes of registration etc. (16 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 206, in clause 4, page 4, line 22, leave out paragraph (a).
  • Clause 5 - Applications relating to entries in Register (37 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 144, in clause 5, page 4, line 39, leave out 'must' and insert 'may, if the applicant so chooses'. We move on to the more practical applications of the database. We...
• Identity Cards Bill, 6th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 5 - Applications relating to entries in Register (3 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 133, in clause 5, page 5, line 16, leave out paragraph (b).—[Mr. Carmichael.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
  • Clause 6 - Power of Secretary of State to require registration (42 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 36, in clause 6, page 5, line 34, at end insert ''without reasonable excuse''. I hope that the purpose of the amendment is self-evident. Subsection (4) states: ''An...
  • Clause 7 - Procedure for orders under s. 6 (37 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 151, in clause 7, page 7, line 3, at end add— '(7) Orders made under section 6 shall be considered to be primary legislation for the purposes of the Human Rights...
  • Clause 8 - Issue etc. of ID cards (119 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 42, in page 7, line 7, after 'issued', insert 'free of charge'.
  • Clause 9 - Renewal of ID cards for those compulsorily registered (6 speeches)
    Motion made, and Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 10 - Functions of persons issuing designated documents (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 163, in clause 10, page 9, line 9, leave out subsection (2). Again, we are seeking to break the link between designated documents and— Sitting suspended for a...
• Identity Cards Bill, 7th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Jimmy Hood in the Chair]
  • Clause 11 - Power to require information for validating Register (49 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 228, in clause 11, page 9, line 26, leave out subsection (1).
• Identity Cards Bill, 8th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 11 - Power to require information for validating Register (2 speeches)
    Question proposed [this day], That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 12 - Notification of changes affecting accuracy of Register (1 speech)
    I beg to move amendment No. 47, in clause 12, page 10, line 36, at end insert— ‘(1A)For the purposes of ensuring that an individual is able to comply with his duty under subsection...
  • Clause 14 - Use of information for verification or otherwise with consent (33 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 171, in clause 14, page 12, line 31, after “a”, insert “prescribed”.
  • Clause 15 - Power to make public services conditional on identity checks (65 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 56, in clause 15, page 14, line 9, leave out paragraphs (b) and (c). Clause 15(1) states: “Regulations may make provision allowing or requiring a person who...
  • Clause 18 Prohibition on requirements to produce identity cards (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 224, in clause 18, page 17, line 2, at end add— ‘(5)It shall be unlawful for any person imposing any condition or requirement in relation to or on an...
  • Clause 19 - Use for purposes of public authorities etc. (15 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 178, in clause 19, page 17, line 10, leave out subsections (2) and (3) and insert— ‘(2)The provision of information is authorised in this section where it...
• Identity Cards Bill, 9th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Jimmy Hood in the Chair]
  • Clause 19 - Use for purposes of public authorities etc. (45 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 181, in clause 19, page 17, line 32, leave out paragraphs (a) to (f) and insert ‘where it is necessary in the interests of national security or the prevention or...
  • Clause 20 - Further uses connected with the prevention and detection of crime (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 72, in clause 20, page 18, line 45, leave out subsection (3). The amendment seeks to delete subsection (3). The clause title reflects, no doubt, a worthy and...
  • Clause 21 - Use for correcting inaccurate or incomplete information (13 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 73, in clause 21, page 19, line 23, at end insert— ‘(2A)Where subsection (2) applies, the Secretary of State shall notify the individual in writing that he...
  • Clause 22 - Power to authorise other uses of information (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 77, in clause 22, page 20, line 3, at end insert— ‘(da)any disclosure of information which results or would result in interference with an...
  • Clause 23 - Rules for using information without individual’s consent (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 79, in clause 23, page 20, line 32, leave out from “person” to end of line 34. If parts of the Bill could be described as a dog’s breakfast, clause...
  • Clause 24 - Appointment of National Identity Scheme Commissioner (15 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 218, in clause 24, page 21, line 14, leave out “The Secretary of State” and insert “Parliament”. I want to expose the fiction of the Secretary...
• Identity Cards Bill, 10th sitting (10 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 25 - Reports by Commissioner (14 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 84, in clause 25, page 22, line 16, leave out from ‘must’ to ‘State’ and insert ‘lay before each House of Parliament a general report’.
  • Clause 27 - Possession of false identity documents etc. (33 speeches)
    We now come to amendment No. 91, with which we will discuss the following amendments: No. 92, in clause 27, page 23, line 29, at end insert ‘unless he has that person’s permission and...
  • Clause 28 - Identity documents for the purposes of s. 27 (10 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 96, in clause 28, page 24, line 39, leave out ‘or purports to be’. Before introducing the amendments to clause 28, I would like just a brief discussion...
  • Clause 29 - Unauthorised disclosure of information (26 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 99, in clause 29, page 25, line 34, after first ‘he’, insert ‘knowingly or recklessly’.
  • Clause 30 - Providing false information (10 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 104, in clause 30, page 26, line 25, leave out from ‘false’ to end of line 26. We can see from the clause that a person is guilty of an offence if he...
• Identity Cards Bill, 11th sitting (1 speech)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 31 - Tampering with the Register etc. (19 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 196, in clause 31, page 26, line 41, after “unauthorised”, insert “access to or”.
  • Clause 33 - Imposition of civil penalties (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 109, in clause 33, page 28, line 40, after “defaulter”, insert “in writing”.
  • Clause 35 - Appeals against penalties (11 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 115, in clause 35, page 30, line 23, leave out “or”.
  • Clause 36 - Code of practice on penalties (7 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 37 - Fees in respect of functions carried out under Act (1 speech)
    I beg to move amendment No. 240, in clause 37, page 32, line 28, at end insert— ()The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations containing (with or without other provision) a...
  • Clause 39 - Verifying information provided with passport applications etc. (2 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 41 - Orders and regulations (2 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 43 - General interpretation (2 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 44 - Scotland (4 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 45 - Short title, repeals, commencement, transitory provision and extent (11 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 121, in clause 45, page 39, line 2, after “the”, insert “National Registration and”. This is a very simple amendment. Clause 45 relates to the...