Digital ID

Debate between Bradley Thomas and Liz Kendall

Monday 13th October 2025 Commons Chamber

[Liz Kendall]

Yes, I do. My hon. Friend is right that the citizens of this country rightly want to know who has a right to be here and who has a right to work here. That is a very important principle.

[Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove) (Con)]

I am wholly opposed to this policy, as I know are many of my constituents. While the Government have talked about the so-called economic benefits of accessing services and digitalising how we interact with Government, my constituents are concerned about infringements on liberty and the shifting relationship between the individual and the state. The state must always be accountable to the individual. Can the Secretary of State rule out this system ever becoming one through which the Government can track location, consumer spending habits or social media activity?

[Liz Kendall]

Yes.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Bradley Thomas and Liz Kendall

Monday 12th May 2025 Commons Chamber

[Liz Kendall]

I will absolutely take that away to look at it.

[Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove) (Con)]

So many disabled members of society are unable to demonstrate the minimum academic requirements to get on to many courses, or to secure employment. What steps are the Government taking to support those people, so that they can demonstrate vocational and non-academic competencies, and get the jobs that they deserve?