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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 19th July 2005

 

Standing Committee Proceedings

 

Standing Committee D

 

Identity Cards Bill

 

[ninth and tenth Sittings]

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Tim Farron

 

Withdrawn  181

 

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  32,  leave out paragraphs (a) to (f) and insert ‘where it is

 

necessary in the interests of national security or the prevention or detection of serious

 

crime’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Not called  65

 

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  33,  leave out ‘prevention or’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Not called  66

 

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  34,  leave out paragraph (c).

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Not called  67

 

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  37,  leave out paragraph (d).

 
 

S.C.D.  Standing Committee Proceedings: 19th July 2005            

46

 

Identity Cards Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Not called  68

 

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  41,  leave out paragraph (e).

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Not called  69

 

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  43,  leave out from ‘numbers’ to end of line 44.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Withdrawn  70

 

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  45,  leave out subsection (5).

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Withdrawn  71

 

Clause  19,  page  18,  line  5,  leave out subsection (6).

 

Clause Agreed to on division.

 

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Withdrawn  72

 

Clause  20,  page  18,  line  45,  leave out subsection (3).

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 
 

S.C.D.  Standing Committee Proceedings: 19th July 2005            

47

 

Identity Cards Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Withdrawn  73

 

Clause  21,  page  19,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Where subsection (2) applies, the Secretary of State shall notify the individual in

 

writing that he has taken action under that subsection within 30 days of doing so.’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Withdrawn  74

 

Clause  21,  page  19,  line  32,  leave out ‘something’ and insert ‘a specified

 

statement’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Not called  75

 

Clause  21,  page  19,  line  33,  leave out ‘something’ and insert ‘a specified

 

statement’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Not called  76

 

Clause  21,  page  19,  line  36,  leave out ‘something’ and insert ‘a specified

 

statement’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Withdrawn  77

 

Clause  22,  page  20,  line  3,  at end insert—

 

‘(da)    

any disclosure of information which results or would result in

 

interference with an individual’s private and family life is proportionate,

 

and is for the purpose of—

 

(i)    

the protection of public safety or public health, or

 

(ii)    

the protection of the rights and freedoms of others;’.

 
 

S.C.D.  Standing Committee Proceedings: 19th July 2005            

48

 

Identity Cards Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Withdrawn  78

 

Clause  22,  page  20,  line  15,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

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.’.

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Tim Farron

 

Not selected  182

 

Page  19,  line  38,  leave out Clause 22.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Tim Farron

 

Not called  183

 

Clause  23,  page  20,  line  26,  at end insert ‘and,

 

(c)    

notifying the individual of the fact that information has been provided.’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Withdrawn  79

 

Clause  23,  page  20,  line  32,  leave out from ‘person’ to end of line 34.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 
 

S.C.D.  Standing Committee Proceedings: 19th July 2005            

49

 

Identity Cards Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Withdrawn  218

 

Clause  24,  page  21,  line  14,  leave out ‘The Secretary of State’ and insert

 

‘Parliament’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Withdrawn  219

 

Clause  24,  page  21,  line  27,  after ‘cards’, insert ‘and the ID Register’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Withdrawn  80

 

Clause  24,  page  21,  line  28,  leave out from ‘Commissioner’ end of line 43 and

 

insert ‘include general policy matters, but do not include—

 

‘(a)    

the exercise of powers which under this Act are exercisable by statutory

 

instrument or by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules

 

(Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)) unless any

 

particular case affected by these powers or rules raises a concern of

 

substantial public interest;

 

(b)    

the imposition of civil penalties, objections to such penalties or appeals

 

against them, unless a particular penalty, objection or appeal raises a

 

concern of substantial public interest;

 

(c)    

the operation of so much of this Act or of any subordinate legislation as

 

imposes or relates to criminal offences in any particular case, unless a

 

particular case raises a concern of substantial public interest;

 

(d)    

the provision of information to the Director-General of the Security

 

Service, the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service or the Director of the

 

Government Communications Headquarters in any particular case,

 

unless the provision of information in any particular case raises a concern

 

of substantial public interest; or

 

(e)    

the provision to another member of the intelligence services, in

 

accordance with regulations under section 23(5), of information that may

 

be provided to that Director-General, Chief or Director in any particular

 

case, unless the provision of information in any particular case raises a

 

concern of substantial public interest.’.

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Tim Farron

 

Not called  184

 

Clause  24,  page  21,  line  28,  leave out ‘do not’ and insert ‘shall also’.

 
 

S.C.D.  Standing Committee Proceedings: 19th July 2005            

50

 

Identity Cards Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Not called  81

 

Clause  24,  page  21,  line  29,  leave out paragraphs (a) to (c).

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Not called  220

 

Clause  24,  page  21,  line  36 ,  after second ‘service’, insert ‘the Chief Executive of

 

the Serious and Organised Crime Agency’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Not called  82

 

Clause  24,  page  21,  line  43,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

‘The Commissioner may, where appropriate—

 

(a)    

before undertaking a review which include the policy towards the

 

provision of information to the Director-General of the Security Service,

 

the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service or the Director of the

 

Government Communications Headquarters, liaise with the Intelligence

 

Services Commissioner with a view to referring responsibility for that

 

review to that Commissioner, or

 

(b)    

liaise with the Information Commissioner in relation to any processing of

 

personal data.’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Withdrawn  83

 

Clause  24,  page  22,  line  8,  at end insert ‘to a maximum of 10 members of staff’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Withdrawn  84

 

Clause  25,  page  22,  line  16,  leave out from ‘must’ to ‘State’ and insert ‘lay before

 

each House of Parliament a general report’.

 
 

S.C.D.  Standing Committee Proceedings: 19th July 2005            

51

 

Identity Cards Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Not called  85

 

Clause  25,  page  22,  line  18,  leave out subsections (2) to (5) and insert—

 

‘(2)    

The Commissioner may also, at any time, lay before each House of Parliament

 

such other reports on any matter relating to the carrying out of those functions as

 

the Commissioner thinks fit.’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Not called  86

 

Clause  25,  page  22,  line  18,  leave out subsection (2).

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Not called  87

 

Clause  25,  page  22,  line  21,  leave out subsection (3).

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Not called  88

 

Clause  25,  page  22,  line  25,  leave out from ‘would’ to end of line 27 and insert

 

‘cause substantial harm to the public interest’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Not called  89

 

Clause  25,  page  22,  line  26,  leave out from ‘security’ to end of line 27.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Patrick Mercer

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Mr Adam Holloway

 

Mr Ben Wallace

 

Not called  90

 

Clause  25,  page  22,  line  27,  after ‘of’, insert ‘serious’.

 
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