Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 59674
Department for Transport: Sikhs
Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 18 June 2025
Question
Jas Athwal
Labour — Ilford South
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer
Mike KaneThe Department invites employees to self-declare their diversity using pre-defined criteria including ‘prefer not to say’.Of employees who completed their data as of 31 May 2025, there are currently 39 individuals who have recorded their religion as Sikh.