Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 101424

Identity Cards: Digital Technology

Tabled: 18 December 2025

Answered: 9 January 2026

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op) — York Central

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy not to introduce ID cards.

Answer

Josh Simons

On 26 September 2025, the Prime Minister announced plans for free digital ID to be available to all UK citizens and legal residents. This is not an ID card.