HC Deb 19 March 1996 vol 274 c176W
23. Mr. Batiste

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what information will be stored on the proposed social security identity card. [19722]

Mr. Heald

We are looking to the successful private sector supplier to bear the risk of fraud. It is therefore up to them to propose any additional features. However, we expect the details to be held either on the face of the card or within its memory to be kept to the minimum required for the card to act as a secure key to access the payments database.