Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alison Griffiths and Harriet Cross

Wednesday 17th December 2025 Commons Chamber

[Alison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) (Con)]

7. What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on introducing a nationwide digital ID system.

[Harriet Cross (Gordon and Buchan) (Con)]

12. What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on the potential impact of a nationwide digital ID system on levels of digital exclusion.

[The Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts (Ian Murray)]

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Cabinet Office Ministers are working closely to deliver the new digital ID scheme. The scheme will be inclusive, secure and effective. It will give the public more control over their data than they have now, and it will make public services easier to access. A major inclusion programme, backed by £11.7 million, will support those at risk of digital exclusion, ensuring that the system is accessible and secure for all as we modernise our public services.