Question follow-through · 59684

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Sikhs

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 12 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 16 Jun 2025
Answer: 20 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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12 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
16 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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20 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology records Sikh or Sikhism, as a religion or belief and not as an ethnicity.Please refer to Table A3 of the Civil Service Statistics 2024 where statistics on religion or belief by department as at 31 Marc...

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