Preet Kaur Gill MP: written questions

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Written questions

Poverty: Ethnic GroupsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data her Department holds on the number of people living in deprivation by ethnic group.
Answer: We do not hold or collect data specifically on people belonging to an ethnic minority who live in deprivation. The indices of deprivation (2019) are publicly available and show patterns of deprivation across England and Wales. These data could be cross-ch...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
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Wales Office: Ethnic GroupsWales OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by her Department.
Answer: My Department is not an employer in its own right and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) provide employment services on our behalf, including setting ethnicity data categories for collection.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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Scotland Office: Ethnic GroupsScotland OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by his Department.
Answer: The Scotland Office does not hold information in relation to the ethnicity of staff.All staff that join the Scotland Office, do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other Government bodies, principally the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Gove...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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Northern Ireland Office: Ethnic GroupsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by his Department.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office usually collect ethnicity data in line with the ethnicity harmonised standard, which is developed by the independent Office for National Statistics. The current harmonised standard is based on the 2011 Census questions used acr...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ethnic GroupsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by her Dep
Answer: MHCLG do collect data on religion and/or belief. This includes Jewish and Sikh options. This data is collected separate to ethnic group dataWe collect ethnicity data in line with the ethnicity harmonised standard, which is developed by the independent Off...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
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Ministry of Justice: Ethnic GroupsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by her Department.
Answer: Public bodies usually collect ethnicity data in line with the ethnicity harmonised standard, which is developed by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS).The Ministry of Justice collects ethnicity data in line with the ethnicity harmonised s...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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Ministry of Defence: Ethnic GroupsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by his Department.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) adheres to the guidance provided by Civil Service Statistics which records Sikh and Jewish under the classification of religion. The MOD’s Biannual Diversity statistics are available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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Home Office: Ethnic GroupsHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by her Department.
Answer: The Home Office collects ethnicity data in line with the ethnicity harmonised standard, which is developed by the independent Office for National Statistics.The current harmonised standard is based on the 2011 Census questions used across the UK; those qu...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
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Department of Health and Social Care: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by his Department.
Answer: The merits of including Jewish or Sikh as an option when recording ethnicity in National Health Service data, and other issues relating to how the NHS records information on protected characteristics, are being considered by the Unified Information Standa...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Ethnic GroupsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by his
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office follows the Government Statistical Service's harmonised standard for ethnicity classification. We will not unilaterally change our data categories as it would make our data inconsistent with wider Civil Ser...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
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Treasury: Ethnic GroupsTreasuryTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66616More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by her Department.
Answer: HM Treasury follows guidance from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Government Statistical Service (GSS) on data collection using harmonised standards to ensure comparability across government. The current ethnicity standard is based on 2011 Ce...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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Department for Work and Pensions: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by her Department.
Answer: Public bodies usually collect ethnicity data in line with the ethnicity harmonised standard, which is developed by the independent Office for National Statistics. The current harmonised standard is based on the 2011 Census questions used across the UK; th...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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Department for Transport: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by her Department.
Answer: There are no plans for the Department for Transport to assess the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group as part of data collection. For analytical data collection, the Department follows Offic...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by his Department.
Answer: DSIT collects ethnicity data through the voluntary completion of a diversity declaration by its staff. Like most public bodies, we collect ethnicity data in line with the ethnicity harmonised standard, which is developed by the independent Office for Nati...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by his Department
Answer: Defra collect ethnicity data in line with the ethnicity harmonised standard, which is developed by the independent Office for National Statistics.The current harmonised standard is based on the 2011 Census questions used across the UK; those questions wer...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by his Department.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero follows established government standards and guidance when collecting data on ethnicity. At present, there are no plans to introduce specific Sikh or Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in departmenta...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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Department for Education: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by her Department.
Answer: The department collects ethnicity data in line with the ethnicity harmonised standard, which is developed by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS).The current harmonised standard is based on the 2011 Census questions used across the UK. Tho...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by her Department.
Answer: Public bodies usually collect ethnicity data in line with the ethnicity harmonised standard, which is developed by the independent Office for National Statistics.The current harmonised standard is based on the 2011 Census questions used across the UK; tho...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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Cabinet Office: Ethnic GroupsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66608More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by his Department.
Answer: Public bodies usually collect ethnicity data in line with the ethnicity harmonised standard, which is developed by the independent Office for National Statistics. The Cabinet Office also uses these standards to collect diversity data.The current harmonise...
Answered 13 Aug 2025
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