Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 59677
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Sikhs
Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025
Question
Jas Athwal
Labour — Ilford South
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer
Catherine WestForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office staff can share if they are Sikh via the religion category on our people management system. 0.8 per cent of UK Based Staff have shared that they are Sikh.