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Cabinet Office: Ethnic Groups

Asked by Preet Kaur GillLabour (Co-op)Cabinet OfficeTabled Answered 9 April 2026UIN 118545

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what evidence his 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.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

An initial response to the public consultation is due to be published in April, followed by a full report on the consultation in late summer 2026. This report will include all formal responses to the consultation, and the names of the organisations that responded.

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