§ Sir John Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set up a departmental committee, or some other form of inquiry, to establish the advantages and disadvantages of introducing identity cards for the population of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggNo. The introduction of identity cards along the lines of those issued in some European countries has been considered from time to time, but we are not persuaded that a sufficiently strong case could be made out for their issue here.