§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make available as an alternative travel document to the British visitor's passport a United Kingdom identity card officially recognised throughout the European Union;
(2) when he will publish a Green Paper containing proposals for the introduction of a United Kingdom identity card.
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerWe intend publishing, later in the spring, a Green Paper on identity cards. This will set out and canvass views on the possible options for a national identity card scheme, including the use of a United Kingdom identity card as a travel document within the European Union.