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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Sikhs

Commons · Question 59684 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 20 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Jas Athwal

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, 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 Feryal Clark, 20 Jun 2025

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology records Sikh or Sikhism, as a religion or belief and not as an ethnicity.Please refer to Table A3 of the Civil Service Statistics 2024 where statistics on religion or belief by department as at 31 Marc...