Dog Licensing Debate
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Lord Harris of Haringey
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Tuesday 16th December 2014
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(9 years, 10 months ago)
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Lord De Mauley
My Lords, perish the thought that I should be dismissive. My noble friend put his finger on the problem, which was that the price had not gone up and therefore it became uneconomic to continue the scheme.
Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab)
My Lords, if it is acceptable to microchip dogs, why is it not acceptable to have a simple identity card system for humans?
Lord De Mauley
I think the noble Lord will accept that that is somewhat wide of the Question.