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22/04/2004
Britons favour ID cards if they are free
While four out of five UK citizens support the idea of carrying ID cards, few are prepared to pay for them.
A MORI poll found that 80% of people would be prepared to carry ID Cards as they considered that they would help reduce illegal immigration, prevent identity theft and cut benefit fraud.
But almost 60% said that they did not think that the Government could introduce an ID smoothly and less than 20% said that they would be prepared to fork out the estimated £35 for a card.
The poll of 1,000 people found that 73% said that they did not think that carrying an ID card would infringe civil liberties.
Home Secretary David Blunkett pledged today that the introduction of ID cards would not be a "cock-up".
A draft Bill is expected to be published next week, but the issue has already led a number of cabinet discussions over the measures which are expected to include biometric security.
(SP)
A MORI poll found that 80% of people would be prepared to carry ID Cards as they considered that they would help reduce illegal immigration, prevent identity theft and cut benefit fraud.
But almost 60% said that they did not think that the Government could introduce an ID smoothly and less than 20% said that they would be prepared to fork out the estimated £35 for a card.
The poll of 1,000 people found that 73% said that they did not think that carrying an ID card would infringe civil liberties.
Home Secretary David Blunkett pledged today that the introduction of ID cards would not be a "cock-up".
A draft Bill is expected to be published next week, but the issue has already led a number of cabinet discussions over the measures which are expected to include biometric security.
(SP)
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