Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 84662

Travellers: Ethnic Groups

Tabled: 23 October 2025

Answered: 29 October 2025

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the style guide entitled Writing about ethnicity, updated in October 2024, for what reason references to travellers were capitalised.

Answer

Seema Malhotra

In October 2024, the style guide ‘Writing about ethnicity’ on the Ethnicity facts and figures website was updated. While the guide makes no direct reference to the capitalisation of references to Travellers, a capital letter was used to align with the Go...

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