John Baron MP
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John Baron MP (Conservative) Billericay. Shadow Minister for Health.
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The conservative web site says the following on John Baron's views on ID Cards.
- Defending our civil liberties - defence of our civil liberties against an over-powerful state. John is against ID cards.
John Baron MP urges local residents to petition against ID Cards 9 February 2007
- "Under the Labour’s plans for ID cards, local residents would be fingerprinted and interviewed, and would have to travel to Chelmsford to collect them. They would then be forced to pay at least £93 for a combined ID card and passport package – with further charges for a replacement card if it was lost or stolen or if you get married and change your name."
- "ID cards are a bad idea. They will do nothing to improve the safety of our citizens – the Spanish had ID cards but that did not stop the Madrid bombings. Even the Americans are not introducing them. ID Cards are not the answer to the threat of terrorism, or for that matter to benefit fraud, illegal immigration, human trafficking or identity theft. They are a waste of money, and a Conservative Government will abolish them."
- "Labour’s plans are to make ID cards compulsory for everyone, and force people to pay to be fingerprinted by the State. Instead, this money should be spent on more worthwhile projects to cut crime - such as more Police on the beat, a dedicated UK Border Police and more prison spaces."
- "These ID cards wont work, will waste money and represent yet again further salami slicing of our civil liberties and I therefore urge everyone to get on to the Downing Street website and petition against their introduction."
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- 2007-02-09 - John Baron Website - John Baron MP urges local residents to petition against ID Cards
- Author: John Baron
- Summary: John Baron MP today urged local residents across Basildon District to add their name to a new cross-party petition against Identity Cards on the Downing Street website. This comes as Conservatives have launched a new campaign against Labour’s plans for ID Cards; David Cameron has pledged to scrap the scheme.
- 2005-06-29 - John Baron Website - John Baron MP Speaks Out Against ID Cards
- Author: John Baron
- Summary: John Baron MP spoke out against ID cards during the debate in Parliament. In his intervention, he questioned whether ID cards would be an effective deterrent to terrorists.
