Clause 45 - Short title, repeals, commencement, transitory provision and extent
Identity Cards Bill
9:45 am
Patrick Mercer (Shadow Minister (Homeland Security), (Assisted By Shadow Law Officers); Newark, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No. 121, in clause 45, page 39, line 2, after “the”, insert “National Registration and”.
This is a very simple amendment. Clause 45 relates to the Bill’s title and to repeals, commencements, transitory provisions and so on. The Minister will be aware that, throughout our many debates on this subject, we have petitioned for the title of the Bill to be changed. That is reflected in this amendment.
The most overused words in this debate have been modification and amendment. An anti-tank round that goes right to the heart of something is modified with little wings—thin stabilised things called canards. I suggest that this amendment is covered with canards, and that it goes right to the heart of this part of the Bill. As I am sure the Minister will agree, if we changed the title, it would improve things hugely and they would be much clearer for everyone. No doubt, such a change is deeply desirable.