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Sex: Statistics

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 21054

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Professor Sullivan report, Review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender: executive summary, published 19 March 2025, what steps is the Office for National Statistics taking to implement recommendation (sex section) 8, in relation to framing sex questions as "sex at birth" not "sex assigned at birth".

Answered by Cabinet Office

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 28th August is attached.

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