MPs want to postpone ID / Register, 4 Aug 2006

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/04/sci-tech_id_committee/
Mark Ballard
"In view of the potential adverse impact on large numbers of people, it is better that the scheme is late and workable than on time but flawed," the committee report said. It recommended that the Home Office, which introduced the scheme, "extend the procurement phase to ensure that enough time is taken to gather the necessary scientific evidence and to undertake all the appropriate trials".