That this House strongly condemns the Government's plans to introduce a mandatory digital ID scheme; notes that after being used in World War 2 compulsory ID cards were abolished in 1952 because of the widespread sentiment that they are fundamentally at odds with British values and civil liberties; believes that sentiment was true then and is true today; further believes any mandatory ID scheme would fundamentally reverse the nature of citizens' relationship with the state and risk turning Britain into a checkpoint society; is deeply concerned such a scheme would usher in a new era of mass surveillance that would enable a range of other privacy violations, put vast troves of sensitive personal data at high risk of cyberattacks and data breaches and contribute to the digital exclusion of marginalised groups; further notes that a majority of the UK public do not trust the Government to keep digital ID data secure; and calls on the Government to scrap their compulsory ID card proposals.
Signatories (33)
- Siân Berry Sponsor
- Manuela Perteghella
- Chris Law
- Sorcha Eastwood
- Sir Gavin Williamson
- Shockat Adam
- Rupert Lowe
- Christine Jardine
- Robin Swann
- Jim Shannon
- Ms Diane Abbott
- Iqbal Mohamed
- Liz Jarvis
- Dave Doogan
- James McMurdock
- Andrew George
- Alex Easton
- Carla Denyer
- Graham Leadbitter
- Robert Jenrick
- Pete Wishart
- Chris Coghlan
- Sammy Wilson
- Seamus Logan
- Wendy Morton
- Tessa Munt
- David Davis
- Ben Lake
- Dr Ellie Chowns
- Ayoub Khan
- Rachael Maskell
- Jeremy Corbyn
- Ann Davies