A question on #ProofOfIdentity #DigitalTechnology tabled by Lord Truscott on 18-06-2025 has been answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch.

Heading: Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Question ID: 1814235
UIN: HL8613
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-18
Asking Member ID: 3682
Asking Member display name: Lord Truscott
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lord Truscott
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce digital identity documents.
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Date answered: 2025-07-02
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 3792
Answering Member display name: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Answering Member handle: WhitchurchGirl
Answering Member Twitter reference: @WhitchurchGirl
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Answer text: Digital identities already exist. The digital verification services provisions in the Data (Use and Access) Act look to enable people and organisations to use secure digital identities with greater confidence, they don’t create new digital identity docume...
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Answering body ID: 216
Answering body name: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tweeted: true