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

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

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.

Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales

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 settlements.

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 06 Jul 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Feb 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" May I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his calm handling of the European Commission’s misbehaviour over vaccines and Northern Ireland? Nevertheless, we can learn something from our European friends. Andalucia, a Spanish province of 8 million people, had a covid death rate of about 190 deaths per million …..."
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