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Identity Documents Bill

Debate between Damian Green and Guy Opperman
Wednesday 15th September 2010

(14 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Guy Opperman Portrait Guy Opperman
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I apologise, Mr Deputy Speaker, if I have in any way drawn Members into other areas.

The short answer to the hon. Lady is to ask her this question: if the ID cards satisfaction survey showed that they were so popular, why did so few people sign up? Fewer than 15,000 signed up, and several thousand did not have to pay.

Damian Green Portrait Damian Green
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The hon. Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Meg Hillier) inadvertently misled the House by saying that Liberty is against biometric residence permits. I have Liberty’s briefing for today’s debate. It states that—