Written Question·Treasury·UIN 118560

Treasury: Ethnic Groups

Tabled: 6 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Preet Kaur Gill

Labour (Co-op)Birmingham Edgbaston

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what evidence her Department submitted to the Office for National Statistics' review of the ethnicity harmonised standard, including in relation to the recording of Sikhs and Jewish people as ethnic groups.

Answer

Lucy Rigby
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...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 118560) →

Treasury: Ethnic Groups — Written Question | TrustPolitics