Clause 8 - Issue etc. of ID cards
Identity Cards Bill
6:30 pm
Andy Burnham (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office; Leigh, Labour)
The hon. and learned Gentleman is talking about a very specific matter. He is no expert on biometrics, but I hope he accepts that the National Physical Laboratory is. In February 2003, it published a feasibility study on the use of biometrics, from which I quote:
''In the case of facial recognition it would seem advisable to update the templates at least every 10 years. Fingerprints and iris should be considerably more stable''.