A question on #MinistryOfHousingCommunitiesAndLocalGovernment #Sikhs tabled by Jas Athwal on 12-06-2025 has been answered by Alex Norris.

Heading: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Sikhs
Question ID: 1812424
UIN: 59687
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
Member interest: false
Question text: 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.
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Date answered: 2025-06-20
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Answering Member ID: 4641
Answering Member display name: Alex Norris
Answering Member handle: AlexJJNorris
Answering Member Twitter reference: @AlexJJNorris
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Answer text: 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.
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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