Identity Cards

(asked on 22nd July 2025) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the use of national ID cards as a means of identifying (a) illegal immigrants, (b) fugitives and (c) agents of a foreign power.


Answered by
Angela Eagle Portrait
Angela Eagle
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 2nd September 2025

The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders.

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