Question follow-through · 118194

Community Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to (a) update the Index of Dissimilarity and (b) produce other indicators of residential segregation.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
5 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
13 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to (a) update the Index of Dissimilarity and (b) produce other indicators of residential segregation.

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    We do not have plans to update the Index the Dissimilarity or, to produce other indicators of residential segregation.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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