Department for Work and Pensions: Ethnic Groups
Commons · Question 108950 · Tabled 27 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jas Athwal
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the consultation, Government Statistical Service Harmonisation: Assessing user needs for additional response options for the new ethnicity harmonisation standard, published on 28 Octob
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 4 Feb 2026
The Department notes the plan by the Office for National Statistics for an updated harmonised standard, which will be applied to our departmental statistics where applicable in due course.This is an open consultation due to close on 4 February 2026, and t...