Question follow-through · 104622

Attorney General's Office: Proof of Identity

To ask the Solicitor General, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.

answeredAttorney General

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Answering body
Attorney General
Tabled
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
14 Jan 2026
Answer
20 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Solicitor General, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.

  2. 14 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Digital Identity policy is in development, with a dedicated team inside the Cabinet Office working to develop the proposals.Costs in this Spending Review period will be met within the existing Spending Review settlements. We are inviting the public to h...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Prosecutions

10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Solicitor General, if she will publish the number of cases and the relevant offences for cases referred to the Crown Prosecution Service's Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division in each year between 2015 and 2025.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Prosecutions

11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Solicitor General, if she will publish the number of cases and the relevant offences for cases prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service's Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division in each year between 2015 and 2025.