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Written Question
Cabinet Office: Proof of Identity
Monday 19th January 2026

Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.

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

Digital Identity policy is in development, with a dedicated team inside the Cabinet Office working to develop the proposals.

Costs in this Spending Review period will be met within the existing Spending Review settlement.

We are inviting the public to have their say in the upcoming consultation as we develop a safe, secure, and inclusive system for the UK. No final decisions will be made until after the consultation.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Nov 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Prime Minister knows that, last week, nine four-star generals made it plain that yesterday’s Northern Ireland Troubles Bill is doing harm to the British Army already. The most acute damage is being felt by the Special Air Service. It is already affecting its recruitment, retention, morale and operational effectiveness. …..."
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Written Question
Lord Mandelson
Tuesday 7th October 2025

Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish correspondence between Lord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney on the former's appointment as the British Ambassador to the United States.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

In line with longstanding process, it would not be appropriate to comment on individual members of staff.

Written Question
Cabinet Office: Public Opinion
Monday 6th February 2023

Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister or official authorised the Rapid Response Unit to collect of data related to public statements, social media and internet activity as part of that unit's work.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

The Rapid Response Unit was launched, initially as a six-month pilot in April 2018; its formation having received approval at Ministerial level in January 2018. During the pandemic, the Cabinet Office expanded the team to monitor disinformation about Covid. The Rapid Response Unit used only publicly available data, including material shared on social media platforms, to assess UK disinformation trends and narratives.

Written Question
Coronavirus: Surveys
Thursday 8th September 2022

Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2022 to Question 153746, on Coronavirus: Surveys, if he will publish the timetable for sharing information on polling commissioned by the Government at the start of the covid-19 outbreak.

Answered by Edward Argar

The Cabinet Office is working with suppliers to finalise campaign evaluation reports. This is a complex process given the amount of data generated during the Covid-19 pandemic and we want to avoid any misleading publication of findings. We aim to begin publishing reports by the end of the year.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Jun 2022
Bill of Rights

"My right hon. Friend started by talking about the 2012 declaration on subsidiarity. He will remember that that flowed directly from action in this Chamber to push back against prisoner votes, of which I think he was a major part. We have not seen the detail of this Bill of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 May 2022
Debate on the Address

"On a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is in breach of the House’s regulations for somebody to call someone else a criminal in this Chamber...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 May 2022
Debate on the Address

"I think the right hon. Gentleman would probably accept that I have a lot of credence in the importance of the human rights of British citizens, but the primary argument that I have heard about the modification of the Human Rights Act is that it will give the Government the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 May 2022
Debate on the Address

"It is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd), as I have done many times over the years. While I may not always agree with him, he always speaks with level-headed common sense, and that is a privilege for the House.

The proverb tells us that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 May 2022
Debate on the Address

"The right hon. Gentleman is exactly right. If we increase national insurance for a large part of the population, and so increase their suffering and their inability to eat and to heat their house at the same time, but drop income tax one year before an election, I am afraid …..."
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