Part of Identity Documents Bill – in the House of Lords at 4:15 pm on 17 November 2010.
I am listening with some puzzlement. I am not a lawyer, but the Minister has signed off this Bill as being compatible with the convention on human rights. Yet this identity document is the possession of the Government-it is a government-owned thing-and she is confiscating it without compensation. Would it not be wise to take legal advice as to whether she would face a legal challenge if she went ahead with this?