Written questions

Digital Technology: Proof of Identity

Commons · Question 102985 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 14 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy that digital identity would only be made a condition of access to employment, public services, or social security with Parliamentary approval.

Answer

Answered by Josh Simons, 14 Jan 2026

Where legislation is required, Parliament will scrutinise this in the usual way.