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Identity Cards: Northern Ireland

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 11 March 2026UIN 118513

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what policy reason the day of birth would be removed from electoral ID cards in Northern Ireland under the Representation of the People Bill.

Answered by Hilary Benn

The day of birth will be removed from the electoral ID to ensure that electoral identity cards are used to prove one’s identity in order to vote, rather than as a secondary form of identification, for other purposes.

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