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'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News Security minister Lord West told the House of Lords that the UK continues to be targeted by a "large number of attacks" and that the government is "taking action" to deal with those backed by hostile regimes. [16 Jun 2008]
Minister calls for ID cards review
News Speaking at a joint House of Commons and House of Lords select committee on human rights, the data protection minister Michael Wills admitted he was not informed about the HMRC data breach before Alistair Darling's public statement last week. [27 Nov 2007]
Data sharing 'could sap public confidence'
News The current push by the government towards increased data sharing could backfire, with negative effects for public confidence, according to Merlin, Earl of Erroll, a member of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee. [12 Nov 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: The year in the public sector
News The bill finally got approval following a deal between MPs and peers in the House of Lords, which allowed people to opt out of receiving an ID card when renewing their passport until 2010. But people who opt out would still have to pay for the ID... [21 Dec 2006]
The A to Z of ID cards
News The bill had a rocky passage through the House of Commons and faced fierce opposition in the House of Lords, and only finally got approval following a deal between MPs and peers which allows people to opt out of receiving an ID card when renewing... [04 May 2006]
New ID cards agency set up after Queen approves bill
News The bill finally got approval following a deal between MPs and peers in the House of Lords earlier this week which allows people to opt out of receiving an ID card when renewing their passport until 2010. [31 Mar 2006]
ID cards to be mandatory by 2010
News Previously the ID cards bill, which the House of Lords has rejected five times over the past few weeks, required anyone renewing a passport to also receive an ID card by 2008. In a vote yesterday, Lords approved the amended proposal by 287 to 60... [30 Mar 2006]
Lords vote for ID cards opt-out clause
News The parliamentary battle over the ID cards bill remains deadlocked after the House of Lords again defeated government proposals that would force people applying for or renewing passports from 2008 to register for an ID card. [28 Mar 2006]
Government slams Lords over ID card blocking tactics
News Opposition in the Lords is based on what ID card critics such as Liberal Democrat peer Lord Phillips of Sudbury call "compulsion by stealth" - whereby people will be forced to get an ID card and register on the national identity database when... [22 Mar 2006]
Lords defeat ID cards bill for fourth time
News The House of Lords claims the government is introducing "compulsion by stealth" and going back on its election manifesto pledge to introduce ID cards initially on a voluntary basis by forcing people to register for an ID card when they renew their... [20 Mar 2006]
ID cards battle deadlocked
News The ID cards battle remains deadlocked after MPs again overturned a House of Lords amendment that would have prevented people being forced to register for an ID card when applying for a passport. It is the second time this week that MPs have... [16 Mar 2006]
MPs back compulsory ID cards
News The government last night successfully overturned an amendment to the ID card bill made by peers in the House of Lords last week that would make it optional for people applying for a passport or other "designated document" to register for an ID card. [14 Mar 2006]
ID card support collapses
News The continuing collapse in public support for ID cards comes on the day MPs are due to vote again on amendments made to the ID cards bill by the House of Lords last week which would make it voluntary for people to register for ID cards when... [13 Mar 2006]
Lords block ID cards again
News Peers in the House of Lords have again defeated government proposals to make it compulsory for people renewing or applying for passports to register for an ID card. The Lords voted 227 votes against 166 votes in favour of retaining an amendment to... [07 Mar 2006]
Compulsory ID cards for UK citizens within five years
News A late round of lobbying by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown in Blair's absence ensured the government won the crucial votes in the House of Commons and overturned amendments made to the ID cards bill last month by peers in the House of... [14 Feb 2006]
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