http://www.securitypark.co.uk/article.asp?articleid=24500&CategoryID=1
"A leading academic at the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, is calling on Charles Clarke to upgrade work on next-generation passports as part of new anti-terror measures aimed at boosting Britain�s defence against suicide bombers. He is urging the Home Secretary to shelve the introduction of unpopular ID cards until government officials have successfully completed the launch of biometric passports"