National Identity Scheme (Cost Report)

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Meg Hillier)
The third Cost Report of the National Identity Scheme is being laid before Parliament today. It sets out an estimate of the public expenditure likely to be incurred on the Scheme over the next 10 years, in accordance with section 37 of the Identity Cards Act 2006. It reports on developments over the past six months, since the second Cost Report was published on 10 May 2007.