Question follow-through · 84286

Identity Cards: Digital Technology

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of mandatory digital ID cards on blind and partially sighted people.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
27 Oct 2025
Answer
11 Nov 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of mandatory digital ID cards on blind and partially sighted people.

  2. 27 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    To design and deliver digital ID, this government will undertake the biggest digital inclusion drive in our country's history. This will ensure everyone eligible can access and use this new digital ID, including those more likely to be digitally excluded....

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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