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Identity Cards Act 2006 (Information and Code of Practice on Penalties) Order 2009 — Motion to Approve (13 Jul 2009)

Lord Roberts of Llandudno: My Lords, linking the identity card with the passport interview offices clearly shows that a network is being set up with the long-term aim of being used for ID purposes and building a national database. We know that every new passport applicant over 16 years of age will have a face-to-face interview. We know that until about 10 months ago—I am waiting for the Government's updated...

Data: Personal Information — Debate (2 Apr 2009)

Lord Roberts of Llandudno: ...and running, so anybody going for a passport for the first time has now to have a personal interview. But it does not work like that, because there are supposed to be 22 remote-community personal video links, which I do not see as having been established. There are therefore some parts of the country, such as Anglesey and west Sutherland, which has a widely scattered population, that do...

Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Pilot) Regulations 2008 (21 Apr 2008)

Lord Roberts of Llandudno: ...the unmarried or same-sex partner of someone already present and settled in the UK. We on these Benches are concerned about the new immigration regulations, which restrict so many people from outside the EU, particularly those from African states who need to be trained here to learn skills to take back to their native lands. Because of the qualifications required, these people now will not...

Passports: Personal Interviews (15 Mar 2007)

Lord Roberts of Llandudno: ...Answer on it have been answered; it has also been raised on the Floor of the House in shorter questions. Clearly, the proposals relate not only to passports but also to the proposed plans for identity cards. The steps taken regarding passports and the network to be established will ease the way for the introduction of identity cards. We have opposed ID cards on the Liberal Democrat...