Question follow-through · 99667
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government's proposed Digital ID implementation, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential for significant data breaches.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 12 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 22 Dec 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
12 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government's proposed Digital ID implementation, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential for significant data breaches.
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Dec 2025
Answer published
The National Cyber Security Centre is advising on how the new credential is built to the highest standard. Ensuring that security arrangements keep pace with the changing threat landscape will be central to the scheme.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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