Results 1-6 of 6 for id cards speaker:Mr Harry Barnes
- Debate on the Address — [First Day] (26 Nov 2003)
Mr Harry Barnes: ...not deal with the problem of top-up fees as people know where I stand on that. The Queen's Speech refers to a new office for fair access to assist people from disadvantaged backgrounds. I have considerable interest in that proposal, as I am a product of the liberal education tradition. I went to Ruskin college without any formal qualifications and was there from 1960 to 1962. From 1966 to...
- Orders of the Day — Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill (10 Jul 2001)
Mr Harry Barnes: Of course, that problem will be tackled under the Bill, but a similar problem will remain because people may have other forms of identification and their electoral cards taken away from them. That is why returning officers need to check dates of birth at polling stations. The solution suggested in the Bill is that, except in the case of incapacitated and illiterate people, dates of birth and...
- Electoral Malpractice (Northern Ireland) (29 Mar 2001)
Mr Harry Barnes: We may have discussed the history of the situation although I do not recollect what was said at that particular time, but, for our mutual benefit, I shall check our records to discover what occurred. Multiple registration would be easy to control and contain in Britain. We have a rolling register; it may not roll fast enough for me, but supplementary lists are produced each month and people...
- Orders of the Day — Computer Misuse Bill (9 Feb 1990)
Mr Harry Barnes: ...become overdeveloped in certain commercial sectors, instead of concern about the matters that my hon. Friend mentioned. One example was the Government's insistence on trying to develop the football ID card system which they still have in cold storage. Under such a system there would have been a computer terminal in the shed at Halifax Town and it would have been very tempting for some...
- Orders of the Day — Football Spectators Bill [Lords]: Football Spectators Bill [Lords] (30 Oct 1989)
Mr Harry Barnes: ...pushing from behind the scenes. However, the provisions of the Bill will not apply to Luton Town, because clause 1(10) allows the exclusion of people from grounds even if they have national identity cards. That will apply at Luton, because the police in Luton are asking for that. The scheme at Luton will continue, and it will not be the scheme that will be applied elsewhere. All the...
- Orders of the Day — Football Spectators Bill [Lords]: Football Spectators Bill [Lords] (30 Oct 1989)
Mr Harry Barnes: The Arsenal problem will develop and expand with the introduction of the identification scheme. The police will seek to stop people as they approach the ground to ascertain whether they are entitled to be in the vicinity, and that will lead to potential danger. The ID scheme will lead to considerable dangers, including a breakdown of order, confusion and financial loss. The card system will...