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Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day]: Identity Cards (6 Jul 2009)

Keith Vaz: ...to do so as Chairman of the Select Committee on Home Affairs. It is a pleasure to participate in this debate. In fact, this is the first time that I have been able to participate in a debate on ID cards since I became Chairman almost two and a half years ago, which shows that the House has not had the opportunity to discuss the matter in great detail since the Government decided to pursue...

Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day]: Identity Cards (6 Jul 2009)

Keith Vaz: That is, indeed, a simple answer. We have paid for the infrastructure and technology to ensure that that happens, but I am not sure that my hon. Friend's solution deals with those who do not want to travel and therefore do not apply for a passport. I do not know what the figures are—I am sure that my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea would give them to us if he were here. However,...

Business of the House (2 Jul 2009) has video

Keith Vaz: May I, with great respect, take my right hon. and learned Friend back to the question of ID cards? It is a scheme that will cost £4.9 billion, and this week the Home Secretary announced a shift in policy. Would it not have been better for the Home Secretary to have made an oral statement to the House, rather than relying on the Opposition providing some of their time to discuss what is a...

[Sir John Butterfill in the Chair] — A Surveillance Society? (19 Mar 2009)

Keith Vaz: I do not think that the chance will be increased. The Select Committee produced a report on ID cards before I became its Chairman. There are arguments on both sides, but I am convinced that the scheme can work, as long as the information collected is preserved very carefully. I would like to be reassured that the information will be stored carefully, otherwise it could be lost and misused. As...