Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 97383
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 12 December 2025
Question
Steve Witherden
Labour — Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he has taken to make sure that digital ID can not be made a requirement for accessing a wide range of public and private services.
Answer
Ian MurrayDigital ID will only be mandatory for a person who is going through a right to work check. There will be no other mandatory requirement to have the ID.The Government is not mandating the use of digital ID to access other public or private services. People...
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