Question follow-through · 65297

Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of ID card systems in other countries on the prevention of (a) crime and (b) terrorism.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 7 Jul 2025
Target answer date: 9 Jul 2025
Answer: 15 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

7 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of ID card systems in other countries on the prevention of (a) crime and (b) terrorism.
9 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jul 2025
Answer published
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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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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