Ministers discuss cost of ID cards as dissent grows

mkpdavies · 25-06-2005, 01:40 PM

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/69ccb944-e5...00e2511c8.html

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Ministers face a backbench rebellion by Labour MPs when the ID cards legislation has its second reading next week. While ministers are confident that the scheme, a manifesto commitment, is supported by the majority of backbenchers, they admit there is concern about how much taxpayers will be charged.

Zip. I'm not having one.

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Another insider said: "The clear premise at the minute is this is financed either out of the Home Office budget or the fees [paid by those who apply for cards]. The Treasury is reminding the Home Office of that position."

Oh I see, they are going to try hiding the costs now. Still not having one.

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While ministers are confident of getting the bill through parliament, there is nervousness in Whitehall that the project could become an expensive error.

It will be a disaster.

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In a sign of the sensitivities, the Home Office has decided not to disclose the full cost of applying for a card until after the bill setting up the scheme is law.

Rebel Labour backbenchers accuse ministers of hiding the true cost after learning that the charge for a card and any subsidies offered to the unemployed and the poor will not be set out until after the legislation has cleared parliament.

It's like Ebay, only you buy the item, then the sell decides what he will charge.

IceDragon · 25-06-2005, 09:10 PM

Apparently getting non emergency medical treatment will be forbidden without an ID card. People will have to wait until they become an emergency.

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25-06-2005, 09:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
IceDragon Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,048	Apparently getting non emergency medical treatment will be forbidden without an ID card. People will have to wait until they become an emergency.