Find out what happened when you questioned the PM
16 November 2006
Tony Blair answered questions from users of the Downing Street website today.
The 30-minute session covered some of the key themes from this week's Queen's Speech - criminal justice, ID cards, the fight against terrorism, climate change and pensions.
Your questions were posed on your behalf by journalists Will Hutton and Anne McElvoy in the White Room of Number 10.
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The PM, who wanted to know what people thought about the content of the Queen's Speech, was also asked about Iraq, public transport and whether he had any "regrets" from his time as Prime Minister.
- Read the Queen's Speech or watch it again
- Download background briefings
- Find out more about the State Opening
Questions included...
Questioned about the "costs and dangers" of the ID card scheme by Tobias Robbins, the PM replied:
"Secure identity allows the individual greater security... since identity abuse and identity theft is a major aspect today."
Questioned about the "sacrificing" of civil liberties by Moyra Grant, the PM replied:
"If you don't change the law to keep up with the way that organised crime, anti-social behaviour, terrorism is changing then your danger is that in the name of liberty and in the name of justice, you do an injustice to the victim."
Questioned about cheap flights and their effect on climate change by Sandra Grafton, the PM replied:
"It's important we take measures here in Britain to give leadership in this debate but there's absolutely no point in us stopping people taking cheap flights in Britain if everyone else is taking cheap flights."
The first time you questioned the PM
The last time the PM was quizzed in this way, thousands of you emailed in and he covered lots of different topics during the 30-minute session.
