Written questions

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sikhs

Commons · Question 59683 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 8 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Jas Athwal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 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 Daniel Zeichner, 8 Jul 2025

In Core Defra, as of 30 April 2025, there were 37 employees recording a religious belief of Sikh. 36 of these employees declare to be of an ethnic minority.