Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 85182
Ethnic Groups
Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether White Irish is included in the Government’s ethnicity definition of White Other.
Answer
Seema MalhotraThe Government Statistical Service’s Ethnicity Harmonised Standard provides best practice for data collection across government, and it recommends that White Irish is collected as a standalone category, distinct from White Other.