Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 80720
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025
Question
Patrick Spencer
Independent — Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ensure the inclusion of people living in (a) rural areas and (b) with poor internet connectivity in the proposed digital ID scheme.
Answer
Ian MurrayThe Government will launch a public consultation on the new digital ID by the end of the year, setting out the proposed approach in more detail and seeking views on this. This will include the proposed approach to estimating and monitoring the costs invol...
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