Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Commons · Question 80722 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Patrick Spencer
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure the inclusion of people (a) in rural areas and (b) with poor connectivity in the proposed digital ID scheme.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 22 Oct 2025
The 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...