Identity Cards: Digital Technology
Commons · Question 101424 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy not to introduce ID cards.
Answer
Answered by Josh Simons, 9 Jan 2026
On 26 September 2025, the Prime Minister announced plans for free digital ID to be available to all UK citizens and legal residents. This is not an ID card.