Written questions

Department for Transport: Sikhs

Commons · Question 59674 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Jas Athwal

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.

Answer

Answered by Mike Kane, 18 Jun 2025

The Department invites employees to self-declare their diversity using pre-defined criteria including ‘prefer not to say’.Of employees who completed their data as of 31 May 2025, there are currently 39 individuals who have recorded their religion as Sikh.