Written questions

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Ethnic Groups

Commons · Question 118551 · Tabled 6 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Preet Kaur Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what evidence her 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 eth

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 18 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...