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Written question asked by Preet Kaur Gill (Labour) on Thursday, 19 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 October 2017 (named day). It was answered by Chris Skidmore (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 October 2017 on behalf of the Cabinet Office. UK Statistics Authority was asked to reply.


Census: Sikhs

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any opposition was expressed during the Office for National Statistics stakeholder consultation in 2015-16 to the inclusion of a separate Sikh ethnic tick box in the Census.

Answer

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
108854
Session
2017-19
Attachment
UKSA response
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Census Sikhs
Link
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