Oral QuestionDepartment for Business and Trade

What assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing digital ID for businesses.

Tabled: 14 May 2026Answered: 21 May 2026

Asked by

Gurinder Singh Josan

LabourSmethwick

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Answer from Hansard

Chris Vince (Harlow) (Lab/Co-op)

5. What recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of fraud and error in Government departments and agencies.