Karen Buck MP

Karen Buck MP (Labour) MP for Regent's Park & Kensington North. A member of the Commons Home Affairs Committee.

Identity cards

In reaction to Discgate‎ Karen Buck urged Gordon Brown to [put plans for an ID card scheme on hold] while the government absorbed the lessons from the loss of the child benefit data. 22 November 2007

"The worst thing in the world would be to plough on and say, 'We're going ahead with this', until we have had a chance for proper reflection and measure where public opinion stands when this has calmed down."

News

2007-11-22 - The Guardian - Data fiasco forces ministers into ID cards review

Author: Patrick Wintour and Will Woodward

Summary: Ministers are to look at scaling back plans for identity cards in response to the catastrophic loss of the personal information of 25 million people, including their bank records and addresses. ... Some Labour MPs urged Brown to put plans for an ID card scheme on hold while the government absorbed the lessons from the loss of the child benefit data. Karen Buck, a member of the Commons home affairs committee, said: "The worst thing in the world would be to plough on and say, 'We're going ahead with this', until we have had a chance for proper reflection and measure where public opinion stands when this has calmed down."