Context
Millions of people in the UK are unable to access public services online or lack necessary identity credentials, a situation that the Conservative government left behind.
Question
I thank the Minister for his scripted answer. Digital ID is a terrible idea. If the Government are going to pursue it, what assurances can he give me, in a tiny bit of detail, about what the Government will do to ensure that people are not, through a lack of technological skills or financial exclusion, disadvantaged in accessing Government services?
Answer from Josh Simons (The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office)
Let me be clear about the status quo that the Conservative party left behind: millions of people right now are digitally excluded from accessing public services, and millions of people lack the identity credentials that they need to access them. We will not accept that. We will make sure that post offices, libraries and a whole range of physical places in the communities where people live can be used to access this new digital credential, getting people online who were left behind by the last Government.
Not addressed: Did not provide specific measures or assurances about preventing technological skills or financial exclusion from disadvantaging access to government services.
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