HL Deb 16 July 1996 vol 574 c52WA
Lord Mason of Barnsley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they are still considering the introduction of a mandatory identity card scheme.

Baroness Blatch

The possibility of introducing a compulsory identity card was one of the options set out in the Government's Green Paper on identity cards (Cm 2879). All the options canvassed in the Green Paper remain open to us and we expect to announce shortly our final decision on identity cards.