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[Mr. Martyn Jones in the Chair] — Ministers and Civil Servants (30 Oct 2008)

Gordon Prentice: ..., and I think that politicians and Ministers are often too ready, when things go wrong, to blame civil servants for policy failures. The former Home Secretary, the Member for Sheffield, Brightside (Mr. Blunkett), talked about taking decisions in his ministerial office and pulling rubber levers. He wanted something to happen; he would pull the rubber lever, and it would not happen. Well,...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Compulsory DNA Database (14 Jul 2008) has video

Gordon Prentice: That is cheaper than ID cards. Am I the only Labour Member who thinks it is scandalous that the DNA of innocent people can be held on the DNA database? Why do not Ministers follow the logic of their position, regardless of the cost, and ask for swabs from every individual in the land and see what reaction it generates?

Orders of the Day — Identity Cards Bill: Clause 5 — Applications relating to entries in Register (13 Feb 2006)

Gordon Prentice: ...renewal. I will have to offer biometric data and I understand that, but what about the non-biometric data and the registrable facts that we would have to offer as part of the process of getting an ID card?

Written Answers — Home Department: ID Cards (12 Jul 2002)

Mr Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to introduce ID cards; at what estimated cost; and if he will make a statement.

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