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Debate on the Address (13 Nov 2007)

Lord Rooker: ...it is introduced here as planned, and I will do it justice. Where issues have been raised that are not relevant to Bills for which I have copious notes, I will arrange a letter. I try to avoid doing that because it puts an extra workload on staff, but a lot of substantive issues have been raised tonight, and it is important to respond to them. I shall also try to stick to the strictures of...

Identity Cards (14 Feb 2006)

Lord Rooker: My Lords, the introduction of the ID cards scheme has no impact whatever on the common travel area.

Identity Cards (14 Feb 2006)

Lord Rooker: ..., the initial part of that question was incredibly extravagant and simply not true. In answer to the noble Lord's general point, I must say that no one in Northern Ireland has to carry a British identity card. Under the Good Friday agreement, all citizens in Northern Ireland have a choice—they can have a British and an Irish passport. Following the introduction of ID cards, they can...

Immigration and Asylum (23 Feb 2005)

Lord Rooker: ...my role as a Member of Parliament, a constituency Member, from being a member of the Government. When I received that letter, I wrote more letters to the Home Office as a result, because I did not want my constituents thinking that I was easing off because we had been asked to help with the pressure. I did that only because I was chasing cases. I was trying to help. I did not say, "Let...

Proof of Age Standards Scheme (18 Oct 2004)

Lord Rooker: ...taken by the British Retail Consortium and the excellent progress made in establishing the proof of age standards scheme. The Government are pleased that the retailers are increasingly asking for ID for age-restricted purchases. We believe that measures such as the PASS scheme, which will have issued 1.5 million standard cards by next June, is an effective way in which to proceed in...

Proof of Age Standards Scheme (18 Oct 2004)

Lord Rooker: My Lords, I do not know the specific answer to the noble Baroness's question. By and large, the idea of the card is to prevent someone who is underage purchasing a particular age-related product, whether it is alcohol, gambling or fireworks. The main thing is to stop the purchase, if it is an age-related issue. A "no ID, no sale" campaign has been run and has reached 100,000 retailers. Quite...

Police Reform Bill [HL] (7 Mar 2002)

Lord Rooker: I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Gardner of Parkes, for that explanation and for the spirit in which she spoke to the amendment. I would have liked nothing more than to have a debate about ID cards and entitlement cards, but not at three minutes past ten o'clock on a Thursday evening. I agree with the noble Baroness that accredited individuals will, in some cases, want to see proof...

Police Reform Bill [HL] (5 Feb 2002)

Lord Rooker: ...myself—I have dealt with the issue in an intervention—the White Paper has to be looked at as a totality. The Bill is not specifically the result of the White Paper. Many of the ideas in the White Paper on the reform of policing do not require legislation and are proceeding. I referred to the Police Standards Unit earlier. The consultation on the White Paper closed in January...

Asylum (29 Oct 2001)

Lord Rooker: ...in the sense that there will be a gate through which people can come and go. The people will be required to live at the centres on a full-board-and-lodging basis, but they will be open. We must also consider the security of those living in the centres. As the centres will be open, we must ensure that the wrong people do not walk in. They will not be detention centres, but there will have...

Anti-terrorism Measures (15 Oct 2001)

Lord Rooker: ...have taken on board the point with regard to legislating in haste. We are trying not to do that. Much preparation and thought are being put into the legislation. Many of the loopholes we have identified have existed for some time. Sometimes it has not been appropriate to seek to close them, as has been the case in legislation that has been passed in the past few years. This House has not...