Amendment to clause 14 debated and withdrawn. Clauses 14 and 15 agreed to. Clauses 16 and 17 agreed to. Amendments to schedule 2 debated and withdrawn. Another amendment negatived on division (9 votes to 10). Schedule 2 agreed to. Amendment to clause 18 negatived on division (9 votes to 10). Another amendment debated and withdrawn. Clause 18 agreed to. Amendments to clause 19 debated and withdrawn. Clause 19 under consideration when Committee adjourned. Written evidence reported.

Amendment to clause 14 debated and withdrawn. Clauses 14 and 15 agreed to. Clauses 16 and 17 agreed to. Amendments to schedule 2 debated and withdrawn. Another amendment negatived on division (9 votes to 10). Schedule 2 agreed to. Amendment to clause 18 negatived on division (9 votes to 10)....

Programme motion agreed to. Written evidence motion agreed to. Motion to sit in private until witnesses admitted, at this and any subsequent meeting where oral evidence is to be heard. Agreed to. Examination of witnesses.

Programme motion agreed to. Written evidence motion agreed to. Motion to sit in private until witnesses admitted, at this and any subsequent meeting where oral evidence is to be heard. Agreed to. Examination of witnesses.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which and how many locations in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland will be used for the capture of UK citizens' biometric data as part of the identity card scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which and how many locations in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland will be used for the capture of UK citizens' biometric data as part of the identity card scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what health and safety studies have been carried out on the long-term affects of iris scans conducted as part of biometric data collection.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what health and safety studies have been carried out on the long-term affects of iris scans conducted as part of biometric data collection.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 30 November 2005, Official Report, column 597W, on the IRIS Project, when he will report the key findings to the House; and what elements of the pilot project will be commercially sensitive.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 30 November 2005, Official Report, column 597W, on the IRIS Project, when he will report the key findings to the House; and what elements of the pilot project will be commercially sensitive.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 30 November 2005, Official Report, column 597W, on the IRIS project, when he expects to publish the key findings of the project IRIS operational pilot.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 30 November 2005, Official Report, column 597W, on the IRIS project, when he expects to publish the key findings of the project IRIS operational pilot.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the timetable is for the rollout of IRIS recognition in UK locations.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the timetable is for the rollout of IRIS recognition in UK locations.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the evaluation of the project IRIS operational pilot.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the evaluation of the project IRIS operational pilot.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what he expects the cost of the registration and issuing of a biometric passport and biometric identity card to be.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what he expects the cost of the registration and issuing of a biometric passport and biometric identity card to be.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the results were of the UKPS biometric trials that commenced in April 2004 and was completed in December 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the results were of the UKPS biometric trials that commenced in April 2004 and was completed in December 2004.

(2) what the reliability levels are of the scanning unit deployed in the 10 locations where Project Iris is being piloted.

(2) what the reliability levels are of the scanning unit deployed in the 10 locations where Project Iris is being piloted.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the recognition failure rate is of scans carried out in the pilot project Project Iris;

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the recognition failure rate is of scans carried out in the pilot project Project Iris;

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what size data files are being used to store individuals' entry and biometric records for use with the Immigration and Nationality Directorate's Project Iris.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what size data files are being used to store individuals' entry and biometric records for use with the Immigration and Nationality Directorate's Project Iris.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost is of the contract with SAGEM to supply the Iris based immigration system as part of Project Iris.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost is of the contract with SAGEM to supply the Iris based immigration system as part of Project Iris.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department from which external consultants his Department received advice on the biometric technology to be used for the proposed identity cards.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department from which external consultants his Department received advice on the biometric technology to be used for the proposed identity cards.