Question follow-through · 117901
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether digital ID will be provided to 16 and 17 year olds.
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
- 4 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 16 Mar 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether digital ID will be provided to 16 and 17 year olds.
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Government has now launched a public consultation on the digital ID where we want to hear as wide a range of views as possible. The scope of the digital ID system is still in development and we are inviting the public to have their say in the consulta...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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