Question follow-through · 122719
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether NHS data will be integrated into the Digital ID database.
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
- 23 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 31 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
23 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether NHS data will be integrated into the Digital ID database.
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Mar 2026
Answer published
No. There will be no new single central database storing all government data on a person in one place. We will design the digital ID system to be secure, with only the minimum amount of data collected and stored. Data will primarily remain securely in the...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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