http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39156556,00.htm
Andy McCue
"The two government departments that are likely to be the biggest users of ID cards have completed an assessment of the costs of integrating the technology into their IT systems - but are refusing to release the figures on grounds of commercial sensitivity. The NHS and the Department for Work and Pensions have also both identified the likely public services that ID cards will be used for, for authentication and verification purposes"