Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:52 pm on 30 April 2019.
Baroness Williams of Trafford
The Minister of State, Home Department, Minister for Equalities (Department for International Development)
2:52,
30 April 2019
Of course the things the noble Lord mentioned latterly are all tools in the police’s armoury in investigating and dealing with criminals. Incorporating that into an ID card that embraces all those things goes against civil liberties. We believe that identity should be provided for the purpose for which it is needed, not for everything but just for a single event.