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Wednesday, 3 July, 2002, 00:50 GMT 01:50 UK
ID card plans unveiled
What an ID card could look like
Opponents of ID cards, ranging from civil liberty groups to MPs from each of the main parties, have already attacked plans for benefits "entitlement cards". The BBC's Danny Shaw reports.
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The BBC's Margaret Gilmore
"Ministers believe it can be highly effective in fighting fraud"
The BBC's Andrew Marr
"Almost everyone who counts in the government wants it"
Home Secretary David Blunkett
Home Secretary David Blunkett: "We would welcome views on a universal entitlement card"
Karen Bartlett of Charter 88
Karen Bartlett of Charter 88: "Clearly an entitlement card is an identity card by another name"

The BBC's Jon Sopel reports on whether people in France are happy with their ID cards
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