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Department for Transport: Sikhs

Asked by Jas AthwalLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 18 June 2025UIN 59674

The question

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.

Answered by Mike Kane

The 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.

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