Clause 15 - Power to make public services conditional on identity checks
Identity Cards Bill
3:00 pm
Andy Burnham (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office; Leigh, Labour)
On the points made by the hon. and learned Member for Harborough, I should say that he clearly has a philosophical difficulty with the Bill. However, I do not think that many Labour Members or most of the public have a problem in principle with a society in which people have an identity card or are on the register.
I shall not shirk from saying it: yes, I envisage a time when there will be widespread use of identity cards to access public and private services. That is the purpose of the Bill. I am happy to confirm that for the hon. and learned Gentleman. I do not understand—