Hermon backs ID Cards
Ulster Unionist MP Lady Hermon has backed the Government’s revised ID card proposals. Speaking from Westminster she said:
“Whether we like it or not, biometric technology is the future and in the coming years it will be the basis for secure international travel. It’s inevitable that countries will, in the near future, only accept visitors whose identities can be ascertained biometrically. ID cards may also be a means of determining legitimate access to healthcare and other public services.”
The North Down MP continued:
“It’s right to say that ID cards will eventually impact on many areas of our lives. They will impact on the abilities of terrorists to operate, impact on benefit fraudsters and impact on those engaged in identity theft. In my view, these are all very positive consequences. The technology is there, so let’s use it.”