Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 59672
Department of Health and Social Care: Sikhs
Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 18 June 2025
Question
Jas Athwal
Labour — Ilford South
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer
Karin SmythIn line with Office for National Statistics’ guidelines for collecting data on ethnic group, religion, and nationality, the Department records Sikhs as a religious group.Employees of the Department are asked to self-declare diversity data, including on th...
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