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Sikhs

Commons · Question 6583 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2026

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Asked by Jas Athwal

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which major Government datasets do not permit the identification of Sikhs as a distinct ethnic group.

Answer

Answered by Nesil Caliskan, 12 Jun 2026

The GSS ethnicity harmonised standard helps to make statistics and data more comparable, consistent and coherent. MHCLG collects data in line with the ethnicity harmonised standard, which is developed by the independent Office for National Statistics. I r...