§ John ThursoTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information that pertains to public services for which the devolved administrations have responsibility he plans will be held by the National Identity Register. [171294]
§ Mr. BrowneThe information which may be held in the National Identity Register is specified in Clause 1 and Schedule 1 of the draft Identity Cards Bill which was published on 26 April. The Register's function is to verify identity and residential status and it therefore has no need to hold information which is specific to a particular public service.