Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 117377

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Ethnic Groups

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026

Question

Preet Kaur Gill

Labour (Co-op)Birmingham Edgbaston

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide evidence or input into its review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
A review of the harmonised standard for ethnicity data collection is underway by the Government Statistical Service Harmonisation team. A public consultation between October 2025 and February 2026 sought views from a wide range of users, including Governm...

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