Question follow-through · 118547

Ministry of Justice: Ethnic Groups

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.

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
6 Mar 2026
Target answer date
11 Mar 2026
Answer
12 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 11 Mar 2026

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  3. 12 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    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...

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