Lords reject ID Cards

Source: BBC News

The Lords have rejected the ID Cards bill, sending it back to the Commons with instructions to find out how much it will cost before they try again.

The British government have been a bit slippery over the issue of cost for ID Cards with their latest excuse being that government departments will have the option to buy into the scheme or not which means they can't estimate the costs.

On a related note, the British govenrment also plan to send out ID Cards with passports from 2008. I thought the scheme was supposed to be voluntary...