HC Deb 28 November 1988 vol 142 c74W
Mr. Favell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received from the Association of Chief Police Officers on the introduction of an obligatory national identity card; what response he has made; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

We have asked the Association of Chief Police Officers for a considered and updated view on the reintroduction of a national identity card system, and we are awaiting their response.