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Government Departments: Ethnic Groups

Asked by Preet Kaur GillLabour (Co-op)Cabinet OfficeTabled Answered 11 March 2026UIN 117369

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics sought input from Government departments as part of its review of harmonised standards on ethnicity classification.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Question of 3rd March is attached.

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