| Heading: |
Ministry of Defence: Sikhs |
| Question ID: |
1812423 |
| UIN: |
59686 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-12 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5227 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Jas Athwal
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Jas Athwal
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-19 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5235 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Al Carns
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Al Carns
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
As at 1 June 2025, there were 177 Ministry of Defence (MOD) civil servants who had reported a religion or belief of Sikh. Data for religion or belief is based on self-declarations by individuals on the MOD HR personnel systems. Figures include civil serva... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |