Ethnic Groups

(asked on 27th October 2025) - View Source

Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether White Irish is included in the Government’s ethnicity definition of White Other.


Answered by
Seema Malhotra Portrait
Seema Malhotra
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 6th November 2025

The Government Statistical Service’s Ethnicity Harmonised Standard provides best practice for data collection across government, and it recommends that White Irish is collected as a standalone category, distinct from White Other.

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