Re: More control freak bollocks
"Then issue a credit-card sized summary of the passport's photo page and use that as your proof of age."
Where I live that's called an ID card but the Tories went down that route before, many years ago, Cameron then chickened out even after first adopters like me had paid £30 to have one! Here in Spain it's mandatory for citizens to carry ID. As a third country citizen (UK) I must carry my T.I.E. "aliens" ID or passport.