{"value":{"id":1887362,"askingMemberId":4603,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-03-04T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-03-10T00:00:00","uin":"117832","questionText":"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.","answeringBodyId":14,"answeringBodyName":"Treasury","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5069,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-03-10T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>A review of the harmonised standard for ethnicity data collection is underway by the Government Statistical Service Harmonisation team.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A public consultation between October 2025 and February 2026 sought views from a wide range of users, including Government Departments and public bodies, to understand user needs for ethnic group data. This was supplemented by a programme of engagement activity, including with representatives of all government departments.</p><p> </p><p>ONS have committed to providing an initial response to the public consultation in April, and a full report on the consultation in late summer 2026 will include more detailed information on the departments that responded to the consultation.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Treasury: Ethnic Groups","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1887362","method":"GET"}]}