Digital ID Debate
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Blake Stephenson
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(1 day, 17 hours ago)
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Liz Kendall
Tackling child poverty is also a priority, as the hon. Lady will see when we produce our strategy.
Blake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire) (Con)
The people of Mid Bedfordshire, in response to my survey, said that they do not want digital ID, and nor do I. Does the Secretary of State agree that the individual freedoms of British people are an unacceptable price to pay for failures to enforce existing laws, protect our borders and stop illegal working? Will she please answer how much this will cost? If she does not know at this moment in time, is it responsible of her to be pushing it?
Liz Kendall
How much this costs will depend on exactly how we design and build it. I believe that this will help tackle illegal immigration and help give people more control over their data. There is a lot of misinformation out there about what this will and will not do. I do not believe it will take away people’s freedoms. I do not believe that people in Estonia, Denmark, Australia, France and many other countries believe it takes away their freedom either.