[NO2ID-announce] ID Cards - URGENT ACTION

[Bennett Mark]

The=20ID=20Card=20Bill=20has=20been=20amended=20in=20the=20House=20of=20Lo=
rds=20to=20(amongst=20other=20things)=20remove=20compulsion.=20=20It=20wil=
l=20return=20to=20the=20House=20of=20Commons=20within=20the=20next=206=20d=
ays.=20=20It=20is=20the=20Government's=20intention=20to=20delete=20all=20t=
he=20changes.

The=20amendments=20remove=20the=20Home=20Secretary's=20ability=20to=20desi=
gnate=20documents=20and=20thus=20force=20people=20to=20get=20an=20identity=
=20card=20when=20renewing=20a=20passport=20or=20driving=20licence.=20=20Th=
e=20Labour=20manifesto=20commitment=20at=20the=20last=20election=20was=20t=
o=20set=20up=20a=20voluntary=20ID=20card=20system.=20=20A=20report=20by=20=
the=20House=20of=20Commons=20Home=20Affairs=20Select=20Committee=20made=20=
it=20clear=20that=20the=20Government's=20original=20proposal=20ran=20compl=
etely=20contrary=20to=20this.=20=20

I=20would=20urge=20you=20to=20write=20to=20your=20MP=20today=20asking=20th=
em=20to=20back=20the=20Lords'=20amendments=20which=20make=20the=20scheme=20=
voluntary.=20=20This=20could=20be=20your=20last=20chance=20to=20influence=20=
the=20outcome.=20=20

There=20are=20many=20details=20you=20may=20wish=20to=20raise,=20but=20I=20=
hope=20you=20will=20make=20the=20point=20that=20you=20would=20like=20your=20=
MP=20to=20hold=20the=20Home=20Secretary=20to=20his=20manifesto=20commitmen=
t=20to=20introduce=20Identity=20Cards=20on=20a=20voluntary=20basis=20and=20=
allow=20individual=20citizens=20to=20decide=20for=20themselves=20if=20they=
=20want=20one.

It=20is=20vital=20that=20your=20letter=20goes=20today.=20=20Lewisham's=20t=
hree=20Labour=20MP's=20(Joan=20Ruddock=20in=20Lewisham=20Deptford,=20Jim=20=
Dowd=20in=20Lewisham=20West=20and=20Bridget=20Prentice=20for=20Lewisham=20=
East)=20can=20be=20contacted=20at=20the=20House=20of=20Commons,=20London=20=
SW1A=200AA.

If=20you=20are=20not=20sure=20in=20which=20constituency=20you=20live,=20th=
ere=20is=20a=20clever=20gizmo=20on=20the=20website=20www.no2id.net=20which=
=20will=20help.=20=20Simply=20put=20in=20your=20postcode=20and=20all=20wil=
l=20be=20revealed.=20=20Alternatively=20your=20local=20library=20will=20be=
=20able=20to=20help.

Thank=20you=20for=20your=20support.=20=20

Yours=20Sincerely,


Mark=20Bennett=20
Lewisham=20No2ID=20

York=20House,=20Lawrie=20Park=20Rd.=20SE26=206DT

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sender=20and=20delete=20all=20record=20of=20it=20from=20your=20system.=20=20=

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use=20or=20its=20incomplete=20or=20inaccurate=20transmission=20is=20hereby=
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