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Feb. 16 2026

Source Page: Cabinet Secretary: ministerial direction
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Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
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Feb. 16 2026

Source Page: Cabinet Secretary: ministerial direction
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Feb. 16 2026

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Feb. 16 2026

Source Page: Letter dated 12/02/2026 from Baroness Anderson of Stokc-on-Trent to Peers regarding questions raised during the UK-EU customs Union debate: call for evidence on UK accession to the Regional Convention on Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Preferential Rules of Origin, commentary on negotiations, future agreements with the EU and specific clauses, and assessment of the EU's trade deal with India. 2p.
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Written Question
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Monday 16th February 2026

Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 12 December 2025, to Question 97383, on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, how an individual who declines to have a Digital ID Card will be able to complete the mandatory right to work check in the absence of a digital credential for the employee; and whether the employee will be able to continue to present analogue or hard copy documentation.

Answered by Josh Simons - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

As the Prime Minister has stated in the House of Commons, there will be checks. They will be digital and they will be mandatory.

We will consult on the technical detail of how this will be implemented.

Written Question
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Monday 16th February 2026

Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 92613 on Digital Technology: Identity Cards, whether Digital ID will be required for Digital Right to Work checks.

Answered by Josh Simons - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

As the Prime Minister has recently stated in the House of Commons, there will be checks. They will be digital and they will be mandatory.

We will consult on the technical details of how this will be implemented.

Written Question
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Monday 16th February 2026

Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Digital ID on Right to Work checks.

Answered by Josh Simons - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

As the Prime Minister has recently stated in the House of Commons, there will be checks. They will be digital and they will be mandatory.

We will consult on the technical detail of how this will be implemented.