2025-04-022024/25:FöU4 · p.26FöUDefence

National Identity Card

A national ID tag for crises

What's at stake: An ID tag could make it easier to quickly identify and help people who are injured or killed in a serious crisis, accident or war. The question affects everyone, since it concerns how personal data would be handled and how society's preparedness for such events is built up.

Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.

What the vote decides

The question is whether the government should task the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) with investigating a national ID tag carrying basic personal information for use in crises, or whether the committee - which points to the ongoing work on civil duty and population protection - should reject the motion.

Yes Yes — the committee proposal

The committee rejects the motion for a national ID tag. It points to the ongoing work on civil duty and population protection, where the government has, among other things, tasked MSB and the National Board of Health and Welfare with preparing measures, and sees no reason at present to propose further steps in this area.

No No — the reservations

Reservation 36 (S)

The reservation (S) wants MSB to be tasked with investigating the conditions for introducing a national ID tag with basic personal information, since such information could be crucial for identifying and helping people in a crisis.

Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.

VSMPCLKDMSD
YesNoAbstainAbsent

What do the votes mean here?

Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).

No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 36 by S.

Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.

What each plan points to — and how the party voted

For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.

PlanVoteConfidenceEvidence
VYesYes 20/0/0/4follows the planconfidence: lownot addressed
Sown reservationNoNo 0/93/0/13follows the planconfidence: lownot addressed
MPNoYes 16/0/0/2departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
CNoYes 20/0/0/4departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
LNoYes 13/0/0/3departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
KDNoYes 17/0/0/2departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
MNoYes 60/0/0/8departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
SDNoYes 62/0/0/10departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed

Committee proposal

The Riksdag rejects motion 2024/25:3023 by Peter Hultqvist et al. (S) item 55.

Original (Swedish)

Riksdagen avslår motion 2024/25:3023 av Peter Hultqvist m.fl. (S) yrkande 55.

Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected approximately 100 proposals concerning society's crisis preparedness in motions from the 2024 general motion period. The proposals concern, for example, crisis preparedness, cybersecurity, radiation safety and disaster protection. The Riksdag refers, among other things, to the fact that work is already underway within the areas covered by the proposals.

Counter-proposals

Plan vs actual vote

Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.

VVänsterpartietYesYesfollows the plannot addressed

The plan does not address identity cards, but establishes that all people have the right to protection of their personal integrity and opposes militarization.

Plan documents: party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan does not address identity cards, but establishes that all people have the right to protection of their personal integrity and opposes militarization. A general card with personal data for the entire population is a privacy violation of military design that the plan does not call for. The plan admittedly wants total defence with broad crisis capacity, but builds it on conscription and the state's core activities.

Original (Swedish)

Planen behandlar inte identitetsbrickor, men slår fast att alla människor har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet och vänder sig emot militarisering. En allmän bricka med personuppgifter för hela befolkningen är ett integritetsingrepp av militär förlaga som planen inte efterfrågar. Planen vill visserligen ha ett totalförsvar med bred krisförmåga, men bygger det på värnplikt och samhällets kärnverksamheter.

  • protection of personal integritydecisive»Alla människor har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“All people have the right to protection of their personal integrity.”
  • against militarization»Vi vänder oss emot militarisering och kapprustning.« (party programme ↗)“We oppose militarization and arms buildup.”
  • total defence on conscription»Vi vill se ett modernt totalförsvar byggt på allmän värnplikt, med en bred förmåga att möta olika former av kriser Sverige kan ställas inför.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see modern total defence built on universal conscription, with broad capacity to meet different forms of crises Sweden may face.”
SSocialdemokraternaNoNofollows the plannot addressed

The plan commits to strengthening civil defence and continuing to enhance crisis preparedness, among other things with increased resources to equip and build emergency stockpiles.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan commits to strengthening civil defence and continuing to enhance crisis preparedness, among other things with increased resources to equip and build emergency stockpiles. Investigating the conditions for a national identity badge is a measure within precisely that civil protection. The documents however say nothing about identity documents, and the party programme's demand for protection of personal privacy pulls partly in the opposite direction.

Original (Swedish)

Planen åtar sig att rusta upp det civila försvaret och fortsätta stärka krisberedskapen, bland annat med ökade resurser för att rusta och bygga beredskapslager. Att utreda förutsättningarna för en nationell identitetsbricka är en åtgärd inom just det befolkningsskyddet. Dokumenten säger dock inget om identitetshandlingar, och partiprogrammets krav på skydd för den personliga integriteten drar delvis i motsatt riktning.

  • strengthened civil defencedecisive»Arbetet att förstärka det civila försvaret och krisberedskapen måste fortsätta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The work to strengthen civil defence and crisis preparedness must continue”
  • resources for preparedness»bland annat genom ökade resurser för att rusta och bygga beredskapslager för sjukvården« (2022 manifesto ↗)“among other things through increased resources to equip and build emergency stockpiles for healthcare”
  • broad threat picture»Vi måste kunna försvara oss militärt, men också mot hybridattacker, spionage och cyberangrepp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must be able to defend ourselves militarily, but also against hybrid attacks, espionage and cyberattacks.”
  • protection for personal privacy»Det är samhällets absoluta skyldighet att skydda friheten och den personliga integriteten« (party programme ↗)“It is society's absolute duty to protect freedom and personal privacy”
MPMiljöpartietNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan does not address identity cards or registration of personal data for crisis purposes.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan does not address identity cards or registration of personal data for crisis purposes. The nearest commitment is that preparedness shall be raised to meet the new era's threats and that allocations to crisis preparedness and civil defence shall increase, which argues for the conditions to be investigated. Meanwhile the plan is clear that privacy intrusions shall be proportionate, which makes the support conditional and uncertain.

Original (Swedish)

Planen behandlar inte identitetsbrickor eller registrering av personuppgifter för krisändamål. Närmast liggande åtagande är att beredskapen ska höjas för den nya tidens hot och att anslagen till krisberedskap och civilt försvar ska öka, vilket talar för att förutsättningarna utreds. Samtidigt är planen tydlig med att integritetsingrepp ska vara proportionerliga, vilket gör stödet villkorat och osäkert.

  • raised preparednessdecisive»Sverige måste höja beredskapen för att möta den nya tidens hot.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden must raise preparedness to meet the new era's threats.”
  • strengthened civil defence»satsa en större andel av försvarets pengar på det civila försvaret, och öka anslagen till krisberedskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest a larger share of defence spending in civil defence, and increase allocations to crisis preparedness.”
  • proportionate privacy intrusions»alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i« (party programme ↗)“all laws that entail disproportionate intrusions into”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

CCenterpartietNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan's commitment is to equip civil defence and society's readiness for crisis and war and to adapt the capacity to new threats.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan's commitment is to equip civil defence and society's readiness for crisis and war and to adapt the capacity to new threats. The counter-proposal merely asks that the conditions for a national identity card be investigated, which is a readiness measure in that direction. The plan's requirement that legislation is tested against its impact on personal integrity is a condition for design, but does not prevent an investigation. The plan therefore supports the demand.

Original (Swedish)

Planens åtagande är att rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför kris och krig och att anpassa förmågan efter nya hot. Motförslaget begär endast att förutsättningarna för en nationell identitetsbricka utreds, vilket är en beredskapsåtgärd i den riktningen. Planens krav på att lagstiftning prövas mot den personliga integriteten är ett villkor för utformningen, men hindrar inte en utredning. Planen stöder därför kravet.

  • rusta civilförsvaretdecisive»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence too is vital. We must equip civil defence and society's readiness for war and crisis.”
  • stärkt civil beredskap»Centerpartiet vill rusta försvaret, stärka Sveriges civila beredskap och fullfölja inträdet i Nato.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Centre Party wants to equip defence, strengthen Sweden's civil readiness and complete entry into NATO.”
  • anpassning efter nya hot»Därför måste vi också anpassa vår försvarsförmåga efter nya hot mot landet.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore we must also adapt our defence capacity to new threats to the country.”
  • integritetsprövning av lagstiftningweak support»All lagstiftning bör prövas mot dess påverkan på människors personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“All legislation should be tested against its impact on people's personal integrity.”

flags: citat_svagt

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

LLiberalernaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan commits that civil defense shall be strengthened at the same pace as the military, which includes population protection and the capability to assist people in crises.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan commits that civil defense shall be strengthened at the same pace as the military, which includes population protection and the capability to assist people in crises. Tasking the MSB (Civil Contingencies Agency) to investigate a national identity card aligns with that commitment. The plan simultaneously requires that integrity aspects are tested, but an investigation does not prejudge that testing.

Original (Swedish)

Planen åtar sig att det civila försvaret ska stärkas i samma takt som det militära, vilket omfattar befolkningsskydd och förmågan att hjälpa människor vid kriser. Att ge MSB i uppdrag att utreda en nationell identitetsbricka ligger i linje med det åtagandet. Planen kräver samtidigt att integritetsaspekterna prövas, men en utredning föregriper inte den prövningen.

  • strengthened civil defensedecisive»det civila försvaret stärkas i samma takt som det militära« (2022 manifesto ↗)“civil defense is strengthened at the same pace as the military”
  • increased national defence capability»Sveriges nationella försvarsförmåga måste öka.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden's national defence capability must increase.”
  • integrity testing of proposals»Alla nya lagförslag ska analyseras ur integritetssynpunkt.« (party programme ↗)“All new legislative proposals shall be analysed from an integrity perspective.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

KDKristdemokraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan requires that crises be met with all preventive possibilities of politics and that total defence can participate in the management of disasters and in preventive measures; investigating the conditions for an identity bracelet that helps identify people in crises lies within this.

Plan documents: party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan requires that crises be met with all preventive possibilities of politics and that total defence can participate in the management of disasters and in preventive measures; investigating the conditions for an identity bracelet that helps identify people in crises lies within this. At the same time, the plan requires great caution and respect for personal integrity in the handling of personal data, which is more of a qualification than an obstacle to an investigation.

Original (Swedish)

Planen kräver att kriser möts med politikens alla preventiva möjligheter och att totalförsvaret kan delta i hanteringen av katastrofer och i förebyggande åtgärder; att utreda förutsättningarna för en identitetsbricka som hjälper att identifiera människor vid kriser ligger inom detta. Samtidigt kräver planen stor försiktighet och respekt för den personliga integriteten vid hantering av personuppgifter, vilket är ett förbehåll snarare än ett hinder mot en utredning.

  • preparedness for disastersdecisive»delta i hanteringen av katastrofer och andra svåra påfrestningar i samhället samt att delta i förebyggande åtgärder för att begränsa riskerna för sådana.« (party programme ↗)“participate in the management of disasters and other severe strains on society and to participate in preventive measures to limit the risks of such.”
  • preventive crisis management»Kriser måste mötas med politikens alla preventiva« (party programme ↗)“Crises must be met with all preventive”
  • protect personal integrity»försiktighet och respekt för den personliga integriteten« (party programme ↗)“caution and respect for personal integrity”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

MModeraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The counter-proposal requires that MSB investigates the conditions for a national identity badge to be able to identify and help people in crises.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The counter-proposal requires that MSB investigates the conditions for a national identity badge to be able to identify and help people in crises. The plan does not address the question, but commits to securing long-term planning for civil defense, which is described as a crucial resource in the event of crisis, and wants to establish who lives in Sweden. Derived from this the plan supports the demand, but weakly.

Original (Swedish)

Motförslaget kräver att MSB utreder förutsättningarna för en nationell identitetsbricka för att kunna identifiera och hjälpa människor vid kriser. Planen behandlar inte frågan, men åtar sig att säkra en långsiktig planering för det civila försvaret, som beskrivs som en avgörande resurs i händelse av kris, och vill fastställa vilka som lever i Sverige. Härlett ur detta stöder planen kravet, men svagt.

  • long-term civil preparednessdecisive»Säkra en långsiktig planering för det civila försvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secure long-term planning for civil defense”
  • civil preparedness in crisis»Det civila försvaret är även en avgörande resurs i händelse av kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defense is also a crucial resource in the event of crisis.”
  • establish who lives here»Genomföra en nationell folkräkning för att stoppa bidragsbrotten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a national census to stop welfare fraud”
  • strong civil defense»Tryggheten i Sverige förutsätter också ett starkt civilförsvar« (party programme ↗)“Security in Sweden also requires a strong civil defense”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

SDSverigedemokraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan wants to strengthen society's preparedness for all types of crises, analyse and plan for different crisis scenarios and improve central crisis management capability.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan wants to strengthen society's preparedness for all types of crises, analyse and plan for different crisis scenarios and improve central crisis management capability. Investigating the conditions for a national identity card is such a preparation to be able to identify and assist people in crises. The plan does not mention the measure and the support is therefore derived from the emergency preparedness commitment.

Original (Swedish)

Planen vill stärka samhällets beredskap för alla typer av kriser, analysera och planera för olika krisscenarier och förbättra den centrala krisledningsförmågan. Att utreda förutsättningarna för en nationell identitetsbricka är en sådan förberedelse för att kunna identifiera och hjälpa människor vid kriser. Planen nämner inte åtgärden och stödet är därför härlett ur beredskapsåtagandet.

  • preparedness for all crisesdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka samhällets beredskap för alla typer av kriser som kan uppstå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen society's preparedness for all types of crises that can occur.”
  • planning for crisis scenarios»Analysera och planera för olika typer av stora kriser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Analyse and plan for different types of major crises.”
  • strengthened crisis management»Förbättra den centrala krisledningsförmågan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve central crisis management capability.”
  • citizens' emergency preparedness»Medborgarna behöver också bättre kunskap om hur de ska agera vid olika typer av kriser, vilken beredskap som förväntas av hushållen och hur enskilda kan bidra till samhällets förmåga att möta det oväntade.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Citizens also need better knowledge about how to act in different types of crises, what preparedness is expected of households and how individuals can contribute to society's ability to meet the unexpected.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

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Source: The Swedish Parliament