Clause 15 - Power to make public services conditional on identity checks
Identity Cards Bill
2:15 pm
Nick Palmer (Broxtowe, Labour)
I do not know whether I can assist the hon. Gentleman, but does he not accept that to cover the possibility that someone might steal the card, it might be necessary to verify that he is the person who is entitled to hold it? He might be asked to provide a fingerprint, for instance, to compare with the card. That is an example in which both elements would be needed without calling the integrity of the card into doubt.