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Lord Clement-Jones (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 19 January 2026

Debate

Digital ID

Contribution

My Lords, the Liberal Democrats strongly opposed the previous proposal as a serious threat to privacy, civil liberties and social inclusion, so we welcome the Prime Minister’s U-turn in saying that digital ID, after all, will be voluntary. Can the Minister therefore confirm that no citizen will face any disadvantage, delay or reduced access to public services if they choose not to adopt it? Further, given that GOV.UK, which is the foundation of this system, has met only 21 of the 39 NCSC cyber assessment framework outcomes—the noble Baroness referred to that, and I was assured by Ministers that the outcomes will be met by this April—will the Minister halt expansion until independent assurance confirms that it meets all mandatory security standards?

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