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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Ethnic Groups

Commons · Question 66611 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 18 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Preet Kaur Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specific (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in data collection conducted by his Department.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 18 Jul 2025

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero follows established government standards and guidance when collecting data on ethnicity. At present, there are no plans to introduce specific Sikh or Jewish options for a person’s ethnic group in departmenta...