45. Letter from the Rt Hon
Rhodri Morgan AM, First Minister, the Welsh Assembly Government
I am writing regarding your letter of 6 January
about my position on the use of identity cards to access public
services.
We will consider the implications for Wales
of the Home Secretary's proposals for identity cards as these
proposals are firmed up. But, as the Home Secretary has announced,
decisions on the use of these cards to access services for which
the Welsh Assembly Government is responsible will be a matter
for this administration.
I used the opportunity of an Assembly Question
to provide reassurance to people in Wales that their access to
public services will not, in the foreseeable future, be dependent
on the possession of an identity card.
I trust that this information will be of assistance.
January 2004
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