Results 1-14 of 14 for id cards speaker:Harriet Harman

Business of the House (2 Jul 2009) has video

Harriet Harman: ...business for next week will be as follows: Monday 6 July—Opposition day [15th allotted day]. There will be a debate entitled "Young People in the Recession", followed by a debate entitled "ID Cards". Both debates will arise on an Opposition motion, followed by proceedings on the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill. Tuesday 7 July—Remaining stages of the Finance...

Business of the House (2 Jul 2009) has video

Harriet Harman: .... That remains a problem, and it will need to be addressed. We are determined that the pension fund liabilities should be met. But, as the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills said in the Lords yesterday, "market conditions have made it impossible to conclude the process to identify a partner for the Royal Mail on terms that we can be confident would secure value for the...

Business of the House (2 Jul 2009) has video

Harriet Harman: ...right hon. Friend, with respect—[Hon. Members: "Oh!"] Well, he was respectful to me, and I am returning the favour. The situation is that we are proceeding with biometric passports and with ID cards for foreign nationals. The only change, which I would not call a shift in policy, is for airside staff at two airports; instead of the Government putting a requirement on airside staff in...

Business of the House (25 Jun 2009) has video

Harriet Harman: ...House asked about the motion on the Committee. The intention is that this Committee of the House will be chaired by my hon. Friend the Member for Cannock Chase (Dr. Wright), and that it will consider the improvement of the processes for the Government being held to account by Members of this House. We tabled a motion, and amendments to it were tabled. We considered the amendments; in...

Business of the House (25 Jun 2009) has video

Harriet Harman: ...should hold Government agencies to account. I hope that the hon. Gentleman will attend and play a part with regard to the Regional Grand Committees, and the Regional Select Committees as well. On ID cards, I have nothing to add to what I said to the shadow Leader of the House. The hon. Gentleman asked about scrutiny by the House of Government spending. It is not true to say that there is...

Business of the House (30 Apr 2009) has video

Harriet Harman: ...year. I shall have to check the state of play and perhaps discuss the terms of reference for a reference to the Standards and Privileges Committee. I do not think that what the hon. Gentleman said about the inquiry into Equitable Life not yet having made any investigations is correct. However, I cannot give him a categorical answer on that, so I will discuss it with the Chief Secretary to...

Business of the House (6 Nov 2008) has video

Harriet Harman: The right hon. Lady raised the question of ID cards and argued that there should be an oral statement, but she is aware, as she said, that there has been a written ministerial statement, which simply updates the House about our progress. As we have previously announced to the House, ID cards with biometrics are being introduced for foreign nationals and piloted at airports, so that people who...

Business of the House (6 Nov 2008) has video

Harriet Harman: The Home Secretary has regularly updated the House on ID cards. She has ensured that they are rolled out by piloting them and made it clear that they will not be extended into a national scheme compulsorily without a further vote in the House.

Business of the House (6 Mar 2008) has video

Harriet Harman: The right hon. Lady asked about the Home Secretary's announcement on ID cards. The policy on them has not changed; the Home Secretary has announced the rolling out of the policy on ID cards. It makes sense for passports to have biometric data and for visas for foreign nationals to include such data. It also makes sense to extend ID cards next year to people working in secure areas of...

Business of the House (10 Jan 2008) has video

Harriet Harman: The right hon. Lady raised the question of ID cards. The Prime Minister made the Government's position clear to the House yesterday, particularly in relation to the importance of biometric information on passports and on visas for foreign nationals, and to the fact that if there were any progress towards making that compulsory for British nationals, it would be in the light of experience that...

Business of the House (10 Jan 2008) has video

Harriet Harman: Our position on identity cards is absolutely clear. We are pressing on. When it comes to dithering and U-turning, plenty of us are greatly confused by the Conservative party's position on ID cards.

Business of the House (22 Nov 2007) has video

Harriet Harman: As the Prime Minister reminded the House yesterday, 22 of the 25 European countries have ID cards. One of the best ways of protecting against identity fraud is secure, checkable identity verification via biometric data, and that is what ID cards would provide. The hon. Gentleman will be able to raise the issue in Home Office questions next Monday. The hon. Gentleman suggested a subject for a...

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Identity Cards (10 Jan 2006)

Harriet Harman: The Government are currently consulting on proposals for national access to electoral register information, in particular the development of a consolidated record of all that information in a centrally-held dataset. This consultation paper on the proposed co-ordinated online record of electors (CORE) identifies a number of ways in which such a consolidated record could be of assistance, in...

Written Answers — Constitutional Affairs: Identity Cards (8 Dec 2005)

Harriet Harman: The Department for Constitutional Affairs has, in consultation with the Identity Cards Programme, commenced work on calculating costs in the areas where ID cards will be used in the department—both in terms of integrating with the IT systems and the ongoing operational impact. This information is commercially sensitive and to release it may prejudice the procurement process and the...