Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 122719

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

Tabled: 23 March 2026

Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether NHS data will be integrated into the Digital ID database.

Answer

Mr James Frith

No. There will be no new single central database storing all government data on a person in one place. We will design the digital ID system to be secure, with only the minimum amount of data collected and stored. Data will primarily remain securely in the...

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