Press Release
Contact: Richard Burt 07970 713 032
Embargo: Immediate 10th March 2007
RICHARD BURT CONDEMNS GOVERNMENT PLANS TO SELL ID CARD DETAILS
West Worcestershire’s LibDem Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Burt has condemned
government plans to sell access to personal information stored on the ID cards
database.
Banks and other businesses could be asked to stump up millions for data stored
on government computers in order to offset the estimated costs of £540million a
year for running the controversial scheme.
Richard Burt said:
“This is a desperate measure by government to try to balance the books and stop
taxpayers money draining away on this costly and completely unnecessary project.
“How many people would have supported the introduction of ID cards if they knew
that the intention was to sell their personal details to businesses?
“Ministers should scrap this plastic poll tax and invest the money on extra
police and beefing up our border controls. Instead they are trying to make a
fast buck by selling every bit of personal information that they collect from
us.”
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