Results 1-2 of 2 for id cards speaker:Lord Bach
- Written Ministerial Statements — House of Lords: EU: Justice and Home Affairs Council (20 Nov 2008)
Lord Bach: ...Switzerland. During the Mixed Committee, Switzerland's accession to Schengen will be discussed. The UK supports Swiss accession into the Schengen area. There will also be a presentation by the presidency on the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) in order to update member states on progress. At the council meeting, Gilles de Kerchove, the counterterrorism co-ordinator,...
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Identity Cards: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (15 Dec 2005)
Lord Bach: The department has not estimated the benefits or costs of the ID cards scheme. On 28 June, my right honourable friend the Home Secretary placed in the Library a paper containing the latest estimates of benefits of the identity cards scheme which shows that the benefits outweigh the costs once the scheme is fully operational. As the design of the scheme matures so will our understanding of...
