United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 59679
Department for Business and Trade: Sikhs
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12 June 2025
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20 June 2025 · Answer
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20 June 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
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12 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
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20 June 2025
Answer
As of 31st May 2025, Department for Business and Trade (DBT) employs 63 civil servants who have self-declared as Sikhs. In DBT, Sikhs are recorded as a Religious Group, and not an Ethnic Group.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-12/59679
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1812416
- uk · wq-1812416 · source updated 20 June 2025