Question follow-through · 27473

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, further to the answer of 3 September 2026, to Question HL2688, on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, how much was spent on social media influences for Digital ID.

answeredDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
7 Sept 2026
Target answer date
11 Sept 2026
Answer
15 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, further to the answer of 3 September 2026, to Question HL2688, on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, how much was spent on social media influences for Digital ID.

  2. 11 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Any costs incurred across government as part of the Digital ID programme will be reported through the usual, departmental accounts processes.

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Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.

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