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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Sikhs

Commons · Question 59687 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 20 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Jas Athwal

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, 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 Alex Norris, 20 Jun 2025

Sikhism is recorded as a religion or belief. Annual statistics by department, as of 31 March, are available in the 2024 Civil Service Statistics (Table A3): https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2024.