Written question asked by Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 July 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 July 2026. It was answered by Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour) on Friday, 4 September 2026 on behalf of the Women and Equalities.

Cabinet Office: Ethnic Groups

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the Cabinet Office's style guide Writing about ethnicity, what assessment they have made of the use of (1) Global Majority, and (2) Global South in their communications.

Answer

The government has made no such assessment.

The Cabinet Office’s style guide ‘Writing about ethnicity’ describes the government’s preferred style for writing about ethnicity. This guidance is informed by categories in the independent Office for National Statistics’s harmonised standard for ethnicity data collection.

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL2135
Session: 2026-27
Subjects: Codes of practice Communication Cabinet Office Ethnic groups
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Cabinet Office: Ethnic Groups

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