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Written Question·Home Office·UIN 65294

Identity Cards: Privacy

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications of a national ID card scheme on levels of (a) public surveillance and (b) personal privacy.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders.