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Lords defeat for ID cards scheme
The government has suffered two defeats
in the Lords over its ID cards scheme.
Ministers say the scheme's cost cannot
be revealed as it will make it hard to
get a good deal, but peers voted to
block it until full costs were known.
The Lords also voted for more security
provisions for personal data stored as
part of the scheme, although ministers
said this was covered by existing laws.
The government said it will press ahead
with the scheme and is likely to try to
overturn the defeats in the Commons.
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