Identity Cards: Digital Technology

(asked on 18th December 2025) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he plans to take to help support people with poor digital connections to use a digital ID card.


Answered by
Josh Simons Portrait
Josh Simons
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 7th January 2026

The digital ID scheme will be underpinned with the principle that no one should be left behind.

We recognise that not everyone has the same level of digital access or confidence, and that’s why the scheme will be accompanied by a major government digital inclusion drive.

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