Question follow-through · 81469

Undocumented Migrants: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of digital ID cards on illegal immigration.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
15 Oct 2025
Answer
21 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of digital ID cards on illegal immigration.

  2. 15 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Digital ID programme is part of a broader strategy to tackle illegal immigration. By making it harder for people without the right to work to gain employment, the government plans to reduce incentives for unlawful entry. Mandating digital ID for rig...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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