Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 59683
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sikhs
Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025
Question
Jas Athwal
Labour — Ilford South
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerIn Core Defra, as of 30 April 2025, there were 37 employees recording a religious belief of Sikh. 36 of these employees declare to be of an ethnic minority.