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Department for Business and Trade: Sikhs

Asked by Jas AthwalLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 20 June 2025UIN 59679

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.

Answered by Justin Madders

As of 31st May 2025, Department for Business and Trade (DBT) employs 63 civil servants who have self-declared as Sikhs. In DBT, Sikhs are recorded as a Religious Group, and not an Ethnic Group.

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