Written questions

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Ethnic Groups

Commons · Question 117377 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 11 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Preet Kaur Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide evidence or input into its review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 11 Mar 2026

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...