Question follow-through · 118513
Identity Cards: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what policy reason the day of birth would be removed from electoral ID cards in Northern Ireland under the Representation of the People Bill.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 6 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 11 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what policy reason the day of birth would be removed from electoral ID cards in Northern Ireland under the Representation of the People Bill.
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Mar 2026
Answer published
The day of birth will be removed from the electoral ID to ensure that electoral identity cards are used to prove one’s identity in order to vote, rather than as a secondary form of identification, for other purposes.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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