National Identity Register

David Davis
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of Government officials who will be permitted to access the national identity register.

Jacqui Smith
It is too soon to give the precise number of Government officials who will be permitted to access the national identity register. However, only a small number of strictly vetted officials will be permitted to manage information held on the register under the provisions of the Identity Cards Act 2006.