So, the nub of it is "they want to regulate us". Period.
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You know all the press coverage about ID cards and combating terrorism -
just follow the exchange below.
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3 Jul 2002 : Column 231
Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South): I welcome the Home Secretary's
assurance that there will be no compulsion, and acknowledge that there are
some obvious benefits. May I ask my right hon. Friend, first, whether he
accepts that it is for those who are in favour of the card to make out the
case for it, not the other way round? Secondly, will he confirm that the
card will be little or no use in combating terrorism?
Thirdly, given the unhappy history-I put this as gently as I can-of
Government information technology projects, are we not entitled to be
sceptical about some of the claims made for the card?
Mr. Blunkett: I can say yes to all three. Yes, I agree that those who wish
to develop an alternative and simpler system to the multiplicity of cards
must make the case. Yes, I agree that it is important to recognise the past
failures of Government technology systems, which is why the massive update
of the UK Passport Service and now of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing
Agency currently taking place should take account of any potential for the
future. Yes, I accept that it is important that we do not pretend that an
entitlement card would be an overwhelming factor in combating international
terrorism. That is precisely what I said three times on the radio within a
fortnight of 11 September, and I reiterated it this afternoon.
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