Preet Kaur Gill MP: written questions 2026

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Written questions

Northern Ireland Office: Ethnic GroupsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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 grou
Answer: 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...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
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Ministry of Defence: Ethnic GroupsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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.
Answer: 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...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 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 pe
Answer: 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 r...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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
Answer: I refer my hon Friend to the answer I gave to Question 117376. The ONS report on the consultation in late summer 2026 will include more detailed information on the departments that responded to the consultation.
Answered 16 Mar 2026
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118551More
Question: 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: 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...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
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Attorney General's Office: Ethnic GroupsAttorney GeneralTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118550More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, 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 ethnic groups.
Answer: 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 r...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
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Department for Transport: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 6 March 2026 to question 117378, what evidence her Department submitted to the Office for National Statistics' consultation regarding possible changes to the standard for ethnicity cat
Answer: The Department for Transport submitted no evidence to the Office for National Statistics’ formal consultation regarding views on whether additional tick-box response options are required for a new ethnicity harmonised standard. The Department contributed ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
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Department for Education: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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 ethnic groups.
Answer: 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 governme...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
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Ministry of Justice: Ethnic GroupsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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.
Answer: 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 r...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
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Department for Business and Trade: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, 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 gr
Answer: 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...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
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Cabinet Office: Ethnic GroupsCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118545More
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.
Answer: 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 r...
Answered 9 Apr 2026
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Government Departments: Ethnic GroupsCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118544More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Departments submitted evidence to the Office for National Statistics' review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Question of 6th March is attached.
Answered 9 Apr 2026
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Hate CrimeHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to question 85264 answered on 5 November 2025, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the Office for National Statistics on the linking of Census data to hate crime data.
Answer: Home Office officials have started conversations with the Office for National Statistics to investigate the technical feasibility of linking anonymised person-level data Census data to police recorded hate crime to improve its data quality.I will write to...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
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Ministry of Justice: Ethnic GroupsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide evidence or input into its review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.
Answer: 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...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Treasury: Ethnic GroupsTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117832More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, her Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide evidence or input into its review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.
Answer: 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...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
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Department for Work and Pensions: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide evidence or input into its review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.
Answer: 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...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
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Cabinet Office: Ethnic GroupsCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117830More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide evidence or input into its review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.
Answer: 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...
Answered 9 Apr 2026
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Department for Education: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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: 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 governme...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Ethnic GroupsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide input into its review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) was made aware of the Government Statistical Service's public consultation on the harmonised standard for ethnicity data collection in the UK. The FCDO did not submit a response given the domestic fo...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
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Wales Office: Ethnic GroupsWales OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether her Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide input into its review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.
Answer: 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...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
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Scotland Office: Ethnic GroupsScotland OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide input into its review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.
Answer: The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment for other Government departments, who remain the employers.As information relating to the demographics of staff is held by the employing dep...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
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Northern Ireland Office: Ethnic GroupsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide evidence or input into its review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.
Answer: 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...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
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Ministry of Defence: Ethnic GroupsMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department was invited by the Office for National Statistics to provide evidence or input into its review of the ethnicity harmonised standard.
Answer: 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...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
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Department for Transport: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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: The Department for Transport was invited by the Office for National Statistics, via the Government Statistical Service harmonisation champions network, to respond to a consultation regarding possible changes to the standard for ethnicity categories.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117377More
Question: 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: 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...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
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