Identity Cards

10.

Mr. Dunn
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the possible introduction of ID cards. [36515]

Mr. Howard
I published a consultation document on identity cards in May and asked for comments by the end of September. Some 3,000 replies have been received and I will be looking very carefully at all these responses before we consider whether and, if so, how an identity card should be introduced.