Roz Savage MP Questions PM On Mandatory Digital ID

During Prime Minister’s Questions today, Dr Roz Savage MP pressed Keir Starmer on how the Government plans to keep personal data safe under its proposed mandatory Digital ID scheme. 

The question followed an incident on Tuesday evening, when Roz’s original PMQ, concerning environmental protections in the Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, was seen being carried out of Number 10 Downing Street in a transparent plastic wallet. 

The document, which was intended to remain private until PMQs, raised concerns about how securely information is handled within Government. 

Commenting on the situation, Roz Savage MP said: 

“Backbench MPs from all parties regularly inform the government of local issues they plan to raise at PMQs on behalf of their constituents, to allow for a more informed answer from the Prime Minister. 

I had originally planned to ask about the impact of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on nature, but I’ve now submitted those as Written Questions. 

Given what happened yesterday, I instead chose to raise the issue of data protection and ask how the Government plans to keep people’s personal information safe under its mandatory Digital ID proposals.” 

Starmer responded to her question by saying that, “The whole point of Digital ID is you can’t see it”. 

Roz said she will continue to hold the Government to account on data privacy, transparency, and the protection of citizens’ personal information, as well as housing and nature. 

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Notes to editor 

Video of Roz’s PMQ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf79aJmZ8QA 

X post of the leak: https://x.com/PolitlcsUK/status/1980658274061234547