Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Sikhs
Commons · Question 59682 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Jas Athwal
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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 Michael Shanks, 20 Jun 2025
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero currently has 34 employees who have declared their religion as Sikh.In the HR system religions such as Sikh, are recorded under ‘religion belief’ and not ethnicity.