MP against ID card proposals (From Warrington Guardian)

MP against ID card proposals

WINSFORD MP Stephen O'Brien voted against the Government's controversial ID card proposals in the House of Commons on Monday.

The Shadow Minister for Health stated concerns over the cost and effectiveness of the scheme led him to vote against the introduction.

He said: "I believe residents across Eddisbury will be greatly concerned at the prospect of town hall bureaucrats being told to investigate people's homes for compulsory ID cards, backed up with the threat of fines amounting to thousands.

"Of course we want to crack down on criminals and terrorists but if the technology does not work properly in the first place - as is the case with many of the Government's new computer schemes - and is excessively expensive, we have to weigh very carefully whether it will do what is claimed."