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House of Commons

Tuesday 12th July 2005

Standing Committee Proceedings

Standing Committee D

Identity Cards Bill

[fifth and sixth Sittings]

Mr Tony McNulty

Agreed to on division

That—

(1)
the Committee recommends that the programme order of the House [28th

June 2005] should be amended by substituting “21st July” for “19th July”;

(2)
the Order of the committee of 5th July be amended by the addition of the

following subparagraph to paragraph (1)—

“(f) at 9.15 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 21st July;”

(3)
the Order of the Committee of 5th July be further amended by the substitution

of the following paragraph for paragraph (3)—

“(3) the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to

a conclusion at the time specified in the second column of the following

Table.

TABLE

Proceedings
Time for conclusion of proceedings

Clauses 1 to 3, Schedule 1,
4.05 p.m. on Tuesday 12th July

Clauses 4 and 5

Clauses 6 to 10
9.20 a.m. on Thursday 14th July

Clauses 11 to 13
1.05 p.m. on Thursday 14th July

Clauses 14 to 18
10.35 a.m. on Tuesday 19th July

Remaining proceedings
6.00 p.m. on Thursday 21st July”

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Identity Cards Bill, continued

Clause 3

Negatived on division

Another Amendment (No. 22) proposed, in page 4, line 4, to leave out subsection (4)

and insert—

‘(4)
Information which is not personal data, once entered in the Register, may

continue to be recorded in the Register for so long as it is necessary for the

statutory purposes for it to be so recorded.’. —(Mr Edward Garnier)

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Not called  130

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  7,  leave out subsection (5).

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Not called  131

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  9,  leave out subsection (6).

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  23

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  11,  leave out ‘consistent with’ and insert ‘necessary for’.

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Not called  132

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  13,  leave out subsection (7).

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  24

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  13,  leave out from ‘order’ to ‘unless’ in line 15 and insert

‘under this section’.

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Not called  188

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  14,  leave out from second ‘provision’ to ‘unless’ in line 15

and insert ‘that the Secretary is authorised to make by this section’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  25

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  16,  at end add—

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Identity Cards Bill, continued

‘(8)
Particulars relating to disclosure of information about an individual from the

Register which falls within paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 must be retained in that

individual’s entry in the Register if that disclosure did not have the consent of that

individual.

(9)
In the case of particulars which are contained in personal data as a result of the

requirement specified in subsection (8), the Information Commissioner shall,

following consultation with relevant persons including the Commissioner

established under this Act, publish criteria which specify the circumstances when

such particulars can be removed from the Register.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Not called  26

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  16,  at end add—

‘(8)
No draft order containing a provision that the Secretary of State is authorised to

make by this section is to be laid before Parliament unless—

(a)
the Secretary of State has prepared and published a report containing a

proposal for the making of such provision;

(b)
the report sets out the Secretary of State’s reasons for making the

proposal;

(c)
the report has been laid before Parliament and each House has approved

the proposal contained in the report, either with or without modifications;

and

(d)
the draft order gives effect to the proposal so far as approved by both

Houses.’.

Clause Agreed to on division.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  27

Schedule  1,  page  40,  line  13,  leave out sub-paragraph (g).

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  28

Schedule  1,  page  40,  line  18,  leave out sub-paragraph (b).

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Identity Cards Bill, continued

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  29

Schedule  1,  page  40,  line  30,  at end insert ‘and his ID card number, which shall be

the same’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  30

Schedule  1,  page  40,  line  31,  leave out sub-paragraph (b).

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  31

Schedule  1,  page  41,  line  16,  leave out sub-paragraph (l).

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  32

Schedule  1,  page  41,  line  19,  leave out sub-paragraph (m).

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  33

Schedule  1,  page  42,  line  9,  leave out sub-paragraph (g).

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Not called  34

Schedule  1,  page  43,  leave out lines 1 to 9.

Schedule Agreed to.

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Identity Cards Bill, continued

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Withdrawn  206

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  22,  leave out paragraph (a).

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  207

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  25,  leave out ‘otherwise than by virtue of provision so made’.

Clause Agreed to.

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Negatived on division  144

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  39,  leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may, if the applicant so

chooses’.

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Negatived  133

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  16,  leave out paragraph (b).

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Not called  134

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  16,  leave out ‘, and other biometric information about

himself,’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  35

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  19,  after ‘may’, insert ‘reasonably’.

Dr Nick Palmer

Not called  189

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  20,  at end insert—

‘(5A)
Reasonable provision must be made to facilitate the actions set out in subsection

(5) for individuals who provide medical certification that they are unable to

follow the normal procedures.’.

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Identity Cards Bill, continued

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Not called  145

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  22,  after second ‘information’, insert ‘reasonably’.

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Not called  135

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  23,  at end add—

‘(7)
The Secretary of State shall make provision for local facilities to satisfy the

attendance requirements of subsection (5)(a).

(8)
The Secretary of State shall make provision for home visits to people unfit to

travel to satisfy the requirements of subsection (5)(a).’.

Clause Agreed to.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Withdrawn  36

Clause  6,  page  5,  line  34,  at end insert ‘without reasonable excuse’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Negatived on division  37

Clause  6,  page  5,  line  40,  leave out ‘civil’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  38

Clause  6,  page  5,  line  40,  leave out ‘£2,500’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Not called  136

Clause  6,  page  5,  line  40,  leave out ‘£2500’ and insert ‘£50’.

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Not called  146

Clause  6,  page  5,  line  43,  leave out ‘civil’.

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Identity Cards Bill, continued

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Not called  137

Clause  6,  page  5,  line  44,  leave out ‘£1000’ and insert ‘£50’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  39

Clause  6,  page  5,  line  45,  leave out ‘£1,000’ and insert ‘£500’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  40

Clause  6,  page  6,  line  1,  leave out subsection (6).

Mr Edward Garnier

Patrick Mercer

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Ben Wallace

Not called  41

Clause  6,  page  6,  line  4,  leave out ‘£2,500’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Not called  138

Clause  6,  page  6,  line  4,  leave out ‘£2500’ and insert ‘£50’.

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Not called  147

Clause  6,  page  6,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘(7)
Unreasonable failure to comply with a request of the Secretary of State under this

section shall be a summary offence to be heard before the magistrates court with

an appeal against a finding of guilt to the Crown Court.’.

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Farron

Not selected  139

Page  5,  line  24,  leave out Clause 6.

Clause Agreed to on division.