HC Deb 23 September 1948 vol 456 c151W
74. Major Lloyd

asked the Minister of Health when it is intended to abolish identity cards.

Mr. Bevan

The card is an essential part of the National Registration system which renders valuable services in food and clothes rationing and in connection with the National Service Acts, the National Health Service and the system of Family Allowances. The National Register also proves useful in a variety of other ways of benefit to the public.