Clause 3 - Information recorded in Register
Identity Cards Bill
2:30 pm
Edward Garnier (Shadow Minister, (Assisted By Shadow Law Officers); Harborough, Conservative)
Precisely. You spotted that too, Mr. Gale. That is why I expressed my opposition to clause 2 remaining part of the Bill, at the outset of my remarks on amendment No. 19. I do not think that members of the Committee are now in doubt about what I think of clause 2. However, the arithmetic of the Committee would have defeated me even if I had raised my voice earlier.
The amendments would delete subsection (1)(b) and (c), which cover
“information of a technical nature for use in connection with the administration of the Register”
and
“information of a technical nature for use in connection with the administration of arrangements made for purposes connected with the issue or cancellation of ID cards”.
The provisions describe two of the four categories of information—indeed, the only information—that may be recorded in the register. What does that mean, and why?