http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/idcards/0,3800010140,39153581,00.htm
"The government's ID cards programme has started a 'market sounding' exercise in order to get the views of the IT industry on design of key systems. In a written statement to parliament, Home Office minister Tom McNulty said that the programme is looking to 'validate the emerging procurement strategy' for ID cards."
