Clause 19 - Use for purposes of public authorities etc.
Identity Cards Bill
10:30 am
Andy Burnham (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office; Leigh, Labour)
I shall come on to that. In responding to the amendments so far, I have sought to get some balance back into the argument. The hon. and learned Gentleman asked whether it was right and justified for our constituents to be subject to far-reaching legislation such as this. I take it that his constituents are taxpayers, like mine are. They all have an interest in Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs doing its work effectively and in ensuring that it can bear down on cases of fraud and tax evasion. If he has a problem with that, he needs to say so. If his objection is to the efficient running of Government agencies, that is not acceptable as a criticism of the Bill.