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Department for Business and Trade: Sikhs

Commons · Question 59679 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 20 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Jas Athwal

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

Answer

Answered by Justin Madders, 20 Jun 2025

As of 31st May 2025, Department for Business and Trade (DBT) employs 63 civil servants who have self-declared as Sikhs. In DBT, Sikhs are recorded as a Religious Group, and not an Ethnic Group.