Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Dan Tomlinson (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office. UK Statistics Authority was asked to reply.
Sex: Statistics
- Question
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Professor Sullivan report, Review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender: executive summary, published 19 March 2025, what steps is the Office for National Statistics taking to implement recommendation (sex section) 8, in relation to framing sex questions as "sex at birth" not "sex assigned at birth".
- Answer
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The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 28th August is attached.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 21054
- Session
- 2026-27
- Attachment
- Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the ONS
- Subjects
- Statistics Sex
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- 2026-09-11 10:18:08 +0100
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