Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 96350

Identity Cards: Digital Technology

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what does he estimate the total cost of implementing digital ID cards to be across the a) resource departmental expenditure limit and b) capital departmental expenditure limit budgets.

Answer

Josh Simons
Any costs in this Spending Review period will be met within existing settlements. The Government will run a public consultation in the new year.