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Apart from whether there's another National ID scheme, another interesting question is when do you need to use it?
For instance, is it issued as some kind of card that a policeman can require you to produce if they stop you in the street?
There's no universal National ID or ID Card in the UK, and nothing that a policeman can require you to produce on the street.
There are some government IDs that people do have, but their use is limited to the functions for which they were issued. Everyone has an NHS number. Everyone 16 or over has a National Insurance number. There is, of course, a drivers licence if you drive, and a passport if you've applied for one. If you do tax returns on-line, you'll have a government gateway ID for online services.
There was an attempt to introduce a National Identity card back in 2006, but it was scrapped back in 2011 by the incoming coalition government.
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